CVE-2008-4996

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None

Description

** DISPUTED ** init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "init is [used in] a single-user context; there's no possibility that this is exploitable."

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2008-4996

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2008-11-07T19:36:23

Last Modified Date
2008-11-10T05:00:00

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:debian:initramfs-tools:0.92f:::::::*	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
http://bugs.debian.org/496386
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/initramfs-tools	Exploit

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4996
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4996

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 11:18:06				Added to TrackCVE