{"action":"Upgrade dist to 1:3.5-17-2 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1:3.5-17-2","introduced":"0"}],"component":"dist","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1:3.5-17-2"],"id":"tcs_01M5N94MKBHRGF6BZJV00P026B","modified_at":"2026-10-23T17:47:31.997128680Z","published_at":"2008-11-05T15:00:15.163Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4949"],"severity":{"label":"unknown"},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949#Debian:14/dist","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4949"}],"summary":"dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff"}