VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4579
The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file.
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- gentoo/cman · gentoo/fence
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43362
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43362
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.