CVE-2008-4474 : freeradius-dialupadmin in freeradius 2.0.4 allows local users to overwrite arbit

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.

Published 2008-10-07 21:11:39

Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58

Source MITRE

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Products affected by CVE-2008-4474

Freeradius » Freeradius » Version: 2.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4474

EPSS FAQ

0.03%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 5 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4474

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	3.9	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2008-4474

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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

Red Hat 2009-02-06

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of freeradius as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.

References for CVE-2008-4474

http://secunia.com/advisories/32170

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http://secunia.com/advisories/33151

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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

[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:028 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists

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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

#496389 - The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packages - Debian Bug report logs
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt

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http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freeradius-dialupadmin

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http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00271.html

Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packages

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