TI-2008-03541 Aliases CVE-2008-3699 GHSA-4vwq-rgw9-5x74

The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in…

LOW 16CWE-59Published 2008-08-14 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the album_info.xml temporary file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00353 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:amarok:amarok:1.4.9.1:::::::*	1.4.9.1	Vulnerable	Amarok

cpe:2.3:a:amarok:amarok:1.4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.9.1 Vulnerable ·Amarok

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3699
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vwq-rgw9-5x74

References

Advisory 6

Other 4

TI-2009-00125 Multiple array index errors in the Audible::Tag::readTag function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2009-00124 Multiple integer overflows in the Audible::Tag::readTag function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2006-06721 The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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