{"cve":"CVE-2008-6397","nvd":{"published":"2009-03-04T17:30:02.467","modified":"2026-06-16T23:02:09.437","status":"Modified","description":"rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496368","http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30963","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44879","http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496368"],"products":["alcovebook:sgml2x"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-6397","score":0.0028,"percentile":0.20567,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}