CVE-2008-3216 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The save function in br/prefmanager.d in projectl 1.001 creates a projectL.prf file in the current working directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published: 2008-07-18

Score: 4.6 Medium

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:projectl:1.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-3206	The save function in br/prefmanager.d in projectl 1.001 creates a projectL.prf file in the current working directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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 0.00029.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/489988
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/8
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44059

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Projectl

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-07-18T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.595Z

Reserved: 2008-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3216

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-18T16:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-3216

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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