Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.2
HIGH
EPSS Probability:0.51%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gentoo | linux | all |
| rpath | rpath_linux | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.514%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2008-02-28T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2008-02-29T02:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2008-02-14 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T08:08:57 |
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