CVE-2008-3699
The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the
02 Description
The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the
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 28.7% 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
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2008-08-14 23:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-14
- 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
- 4eef1aafae17b0ff5e8e8ef74e6ece5985f16d6cdd58fd6597be971fe4787428
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com32357http://secunia.com/advisories/32357
- websvn.kde.orghttp://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=846626
- secunia.com31418http://secunia.com/advisories/31418
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:172http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:172
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-657-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-657-1
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494765
- amarok.kde.orghttp://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/1/4/10
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-7739https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00057.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2338http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2338
- secunia.com31663http://secunia.com/advisories/31663
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200809-08http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-08.xml
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comamarok-magnatunebrowser-symlink(44399)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44399
- slackware.comSSA:2008-241-01http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.455790
- www.securityfocus.com30662http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30662
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-7719https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00097.html
- secunia.com31839http://secunia.com/advisories/31839
07 Fixed in
Debian 13
- amarok Fixed in 1.4.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- amarok Fixed in 1.4.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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