{"id":"CVE-2008-4983","details":"scilab-bin 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/SciLink#####1, (b) /tmp/SciLink#####2, (c) /tmp/SciLink#####3, (d) /tmp/*.#####, (e) /tmp/*.#####.res, (f) /tmp/*.#####.err, and (g) /tmp/*.#####.diff temporary files, related to the (1) scilink, (2) scidoc, and (3) scidem scripts.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:09:18.216986Z","published":"2008-11-06T15:55:52Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:09:18.216986Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33630"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scilab-bin"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.debian.org/496414"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30968"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44883"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}