NVD
- Id
- 4783
- Name
- CVE-2008-4996
- Description
- ** DISPUTED ** init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "init is [used in] a single-user context; there"s no possibility that this is exploitable."
- Reject
- CVSS Version
- 2
- CVSS Score
- 6.9
- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS Base Score
- 6.9
- CVSS Impact Subscore
- 10
- CVSS Exploit Subscore
- 3.4
- CVSS Vector
- (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
- Pub Date
- 2017-01-03
- Published
- 2008-11-07
- Modified Date
- 2008-11-10
- Seq
- 2008-4996