CVE-2008-4580
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- gentoo/cman · gentoo/fence
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45953
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45953
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.