VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2958
Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- checkinstall/checkinstall
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140
- http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30873Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43440
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140
- http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30873Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43440
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.