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CVE-2008-6397

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-03-04 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Affected products

• Alcovebook Sgml2X: 1.0.0

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496368
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30963
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44879
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496368
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30963
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44879

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