Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4192
The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/eglog temporary file.
Products affected by CVE-2008-4192
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.20080629:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.20080801:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4192
0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 29 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4192
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4192
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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-2008-4192
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Red Hat 2008-10-17Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-4192 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
References for CVE-2008-4192
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
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http://secunia.com/advisories/43362
Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32390
Vendor Advisory
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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://secunia.com/advisories/32387
Vendor Advisory
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419
Vendor Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845
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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://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
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http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31887
Vendor Advisory
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