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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3699 · published 14 August 2008

CVE-2008-3699: Amarok link following vulnerability

Amarok · Amarok

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.

3.3 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.35% · top 73.6% CWE-59 · Link following
3.3CVSS 2.0 base score
0.35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
32References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/1/4/10
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494765
http://secunia.com/advisories/31418 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31663
http://secunia.com/advisories/31839
http://secunia.com/advisories/32357
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-08.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.455790
http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=846626
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:172
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30662
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-657-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2338
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44399
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00057.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00097.html
http://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/1/4/10
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494765
http://secunia.com/advisories/31418 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31663
http://secunia.com/advisories/31839
http://secunia.com/advisories/32357
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-08.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.455790
http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=846626
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:172
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30662
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-657-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2338
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44399
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00057.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00097.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3699), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.