CVE-2008-1078

Public Exploit

Description

expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158 exploit
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088
http://secunia.com/advisories/29144 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29694 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255
http://secunia.com/advisories/29187 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044 vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33400 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1078?
CVE-2008-1078 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1078?
To fix CVE-2008-1078, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1078 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1078 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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