Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4474
freeradius-dialupadmin in freeradius 2.0.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in (1) backup_radacct, (2) clean_radacct, (3) monthly_tot_stats, (4) tot_stats, and (5) truncate_radacct.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4474
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 22 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4474
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4474
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The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-4474
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Red Hat 2009-02-06Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of freeradius as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
235770 – (debian-tempfile) [Tracker] Tempfile issues found in Debian
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30901
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
oss-security - CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496389
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freeradius-dialupadmin
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00271.html
- cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*