CVE-2008-1832 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.

Published: 2008-04-16

Score: 3.3 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cecilia:cecilia:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1832	lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00033.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476321
http://secunia.com/advisories/29832
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28805
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41837

History

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Cecilia Cecilia

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-16T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:40:59.284Z

Reserved: 2008-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1832

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-16T15:05:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-1832

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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