CVE-2008-3927 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

genmsgidx in Tiger 3.2.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Published: 2008-09-04

Score: 7.2 High

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:tiger:tiger:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3912	genmsgidx in Tiger 3.2.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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 0.00022.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496415
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/tiger
http://secunia.com/advisories/31659
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30876
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44732

History

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Subscriptions

Tiger Tiger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-04T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:41.123Z

Reserved: 2008-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3927

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-04T18:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-3927

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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