CVE-2008-1078

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 None
Description
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-1078
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-02-29T02:44:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T02:18:49
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:rpath:rpath_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158 Exploit
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255
http://secunia.com/advisories/29144 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29187 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/29694 Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33400 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1078
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1078
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:29:54 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 03:02:21 2023-02-13T02:18:49 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 03:02:22 expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1. expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1. Description updated