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CVE-2008-4937
senddoc in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/log.obr.#####…
Low2.6EPSS 0.45%
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Description
senddoc in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/log.obr.##### temporary file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- USN-677-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 32856 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/496361 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openoffice-senddoc-symlink(44829) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 30925 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-677-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-200812-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openoffice.org-common (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/235824 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33140 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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