CVE-2008-4553
qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories.
02 Description
qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories.
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
- 0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 41.5% 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
- 2008-10-15 19:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-14
- 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
- 0d31d9bef0264cfabb860ed039b2a019afeea051347611c44fec673938745348
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-1657http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1657
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfirehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496394
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comqemu-qemumakedebianroot-symlink(44831)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44831
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235826
- uvw.ruhttp://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- secunia.com32335http://secunia.com/advisories/32335
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081013 CVE id request: qemuhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081014 Re: CVE id request: qemuhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/4
- dev.gentoo.orghttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/qemu
- www.securityfocus.com30931http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30931
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- qemu Fixed in 0.9.1-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- qemu Fixed in 0.9.1-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- qemu Fixed in 0.9.1-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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