CVE-2008-4832

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
rc.sysinit in initscripts 8.12-8.21 and 8.56.15-0.1 on rPath allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run. NOTE: this issue exists because of a race condition in an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3524. NOTE: exploitation may require an unusual scenario in which rc.sysinit is executed other than at boot time.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-4832
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-11-17T23:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-08T01:32:57
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:rpath:initscripts:8.12-8.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:rpath:initscripts:8.56.15-0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:rpath:appliance_platform_linux_service:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:rpath:appliance_platform_linux_service:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:rpath:linux:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:rpath:linux:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318
http://secunia.com/advisories/32710
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46700
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4832
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4832
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:05:30 Added to TrackCVE