01 Record
CVE-2008-0525
PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 42.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-01-31 19:30Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 07:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-01-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 86955aaed85ba34077a4108b8d0e9d7be558c2e431d23acf50f7a16fa753e221
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- support.lumension.comhttp://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=527
- www.securityfocus.com27458http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27458
- secure-support.novell.comhttps://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/18/3908994_f.SAL_Public.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-0426http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0426
- support.lumension.comhttp://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=528
- securityreason.com3599http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3599
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compatchlinkupdate-reboottask-symlink(39958)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39958
- secunia.com28657http://secunia.com/advisories/28657
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compatchlinkupdate-logtrimmer-symlink(39956)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39956
- support.lumension.comhttp://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=530
- secunia.com28665http://secunia.com/advisories/28665
- www.securityfocus.com20080125 Two vulnerabilities for PatchLink Update Client for Unix.http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487103/100/0/threaded
- www.securitytracker.com1019272http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019272