CVE-2008-3883 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

configvar in Caudium 1.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/roken#####.pike temporary file.

Published: 2008-09-02

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:caudium:caudium:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3869	configvar in Caudium 1.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/roken#####.pike temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496404
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/caudium
http://secunia.com/advisories/31656
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30897
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44768

History

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Subscriptions

Caudium Caudium

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-02T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.570Z

Reserved: 2008-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3883

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-02T15:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-3883

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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