{"action":"Upgrade scilab to 4.1.2-6 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"4.1.2-6","introduced":"0"}],"component":"scilab","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:12","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["4.1.2-6"],"id":"tcs_01M5N94SY0JFGXPFCNQWGYD2BJ","modified_at":"2026-10-23T17:47:42.027030224Z","published_at":"2008-11-06T15:55:52.277Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4983","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4983"],"severity":{"label":"unknown"},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4983","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4983"}],"summary":"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,"}