CVE-2008-0806 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

wyrd 1.4.3b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the wyrd-tmp.[USERID] temporary file.

Published: 2008-02-18

Score: 3.6 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:paul_pelzl:wyrd:1.4.3b_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0813	wyrd 1.4.3b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the wyrd-tmp.[USERID] temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00056.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=466382
http://secunia.com/advisories/29009
http://secunia.com/advisories/29113
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27848
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433719
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00825.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00841.html

History

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Paul Pelzl Wyrd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-18T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:39.399Z

Reserved: 2008-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0806

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-19T00:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0806

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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