CVE-2008-2232 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The expand_template function in afuse.c in afuse 0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a pathname.

Published: 2008-07-17

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:afuse:afuse:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
Debian DSA	DSA-1611-1	New afuse packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2229	The expand_template function in afuse.c in afuse 0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a pathname.

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 Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490921
http://secunia.com/advisories/31086
http://secunia.com/advisories/31131
http://secunia.com/advisories/36358
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1611
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30245
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43834
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00921.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00947.html

History

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Subscriptions

Afuse Afuse

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-07-17T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:58.661Z

Reserved: 2008-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2232

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-17T13:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-2232

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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