Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2148

The utimensat system call (sys_utimensat) in Linux kernel 2.6.22 and other versions before 2.6.25.3 does not check file permissions when certain UTIME_NOW and UTIME_OMIT combinations are used, which allows local users to modify file times of arbitrary files, possibly leading to a denial of service.
Published 2008-05-12 21:20:00
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-2148

Threat overview for CVE-2008-2148

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-2148
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2008-2148 10,232
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2148

EPSS FAQ
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 17 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2148

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.6
 LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
3.9
4.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2148

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-2148

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