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MitreCVE-2008-4108

HistorySep 18, 2008 - 5:59 p.m.

CVE-2008-4108

2008-09-1817:59:33

CWE-59

mitre

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2008-4108

faq wizard

python 2.4.5

local users

symlink attack

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

python_software_foundationpythonMatch2.4.5

VendorProductVersionCPE
python_software_foundationpython2.4.5cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
python_software_foundation	python	2.4.5	cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.4.5:::::::*

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899

marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2

marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2

securityreason.com/securityalert/4274

www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184

www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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