Unscored severity · published Feb 29, 2008
CVE-2008-1078
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]…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Gentoo
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
RL
Rpath Linux · Rpath
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1078
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1078
Exploit
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29144
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29187
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29694
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33400
wiki.rpath.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088
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