FKIE_CVE-2008-4987
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-06 15:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:58
Severity
Summary
xastir 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/ldconfig.tmp, (b) /tmp/ldconf.tmp, and (c) /tmp/ld.so.conf temporary files, related to the (1) get-maptools.sh and (2) get_shapelib.sh scripts.
References
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:58:53.653",
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