CVE-2008-2232
The expand_template function in afuse.c in afuse 0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a pathname.
02 Description
The expand_template function in afuse.c in afuse 0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a pathname.
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
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.1% 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
- 2008-07-17 10:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:49Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 228f0103d02848b770d002e79c50daf661bf612e01104a3a2650989ec53b9a50
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com30245http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30245
- www.debian.orgDSA-1611http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1611
- secunia.com31086http://secunia.com/advisories/31086
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comafuse-filenames-command-execution(43834)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43834
- secunia.com31131http://secunia.com/advisories/31131
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490921
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-8792https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00921.html
- secunia.com36358http://secunia.com/advisories/36358
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-8816https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00947.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- afuse Fixed in 0.2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- afuse Fixed in 0.2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- afuse Fixed in 0.2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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