VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4192
The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/eglog temporary file.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.71%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/eglog temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.71% probability · 52th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- redhat/cman
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31887Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32387Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32390Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43362Vendor Advisory
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31887Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32387Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32390Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43362Vendor Advisory
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.