CVE-2008-4579

CVSS V2 Low 1.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-4579
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-10-15T20:08:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T02:19:32
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:a:gentoo:cman:2.02.00:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:fence:2.02.00:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 1.9
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32387
http://secunia.com/advisories/32390
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43362
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419
http://secunia.com/advisories/36530
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4579
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4579
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:23:05 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-02 20:02:30 2023-02-02T19:15:42 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 20:02:31 The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file. CVE-2008-4579 cman/fence: insecure temporary file usage in the apc fence agents Description updated
2023-02-13 03:02:43 2023-02-13T02:19:32 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 03:02:43 CVE-2008-4579 cman/fence: insecure temporary file usage in the apc fence agents The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file. Description updated