Description
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
Published: 2008-02-29
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1089 expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.707Z

Reserved: 2008-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1078

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-29T02:44:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-1078

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-1078 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses