CVE-2008-4966

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-4966
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-11-06T15:55:51
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-08T01:33:01
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:openswan:linux-patch-openswan:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 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://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/linux-patch-openswan Exploit
http://bugs.debian.org/496376
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30918
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44823
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4966
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4966
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:05:24 Added to TrackCVE