CVE-2008-4108
Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE:
02 Description
Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE:
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
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.3% 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
- 2008-09-18 17:47Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:00Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-09-15
- 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
- cf71106fe8bdc31d3056e8438d93dbfc09f673a585d2a60fa72f508e9935dd7c
05 Affected products
06 References
- securityreason.com4274http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
- www.securityfocus.com31184http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compython-movefaqwiz-symlink(45161)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161
- www.securitytracker.com1020904http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2659http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326
- marc.info[oss-security] 20080916 Re: CVE Request (python)http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
- marc.info[oss-security] 20080915 CVE Request (python)http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- python-defaults No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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