CVE-2008-1569

Public Exploit

Description

policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 and earlier allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are used when creating a socket.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28480 patch vdb entry
http://www.policyd-weight.org/
http://secunia.com/advisories/29738 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29553 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/43888 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41565 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1531 vendor advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214403 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1569?
CVE-2008-1569 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1569?
To fix CVE-2008-1569, 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-2008-1569 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1569 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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