01 Record
CVE-2008-6397
rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
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
- 0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 20.3% 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
- 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
- 2009-03-04 17:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 11:27Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-03-04
- 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
- 873365fdcc6baded33a19122efbc83d15091c52eaa60827ee9664330df91bf47
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- lists.debian.org[debian-devel] 20080812 Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packageshttp://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496368
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsgml2x-rlatex-symlink(44879)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44879
- www.securityfocus.com30963http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30963
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- sgml2x Fixed in 1.0.0-11.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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