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CVE-2008-4937 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/496361	CVE
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openoffice.org-common	CVE	Exploit
https://bugs.gentoo.org/235824	CVE
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44829	CVE
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:070	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30925	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/496361	[email protected]
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/openoffice.org-common	[email protected]	Exploit
https://bugs.gentoo.org/235824	[email protected]
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32856	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33140	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-13.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44829	[email protected]
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:070	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30925	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-2	[email protected]

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
openoffice openoffice.org	2.4.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:2.4.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 5, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]