VDB
CVE-2008-4108
CVE-2008-4108
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.199999809265137 HIGH
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$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.
EPSS 0.39% · 32.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.199999809265137
EPSS Score
0.39%
32.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| python_software_foundation | python | 2.4.5 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Sep 18, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 23, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 31184 vdb
- python-movefaqwiz-symlink(45161) vdb
- 1020904 vdb
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326 url
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899 url
- 4274 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2659 vdb
- [oss-security] 20080916 Re: CVE Request (python) mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20080915 CVE Request (python) mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4108 advisory