CVE-2008-4477 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log temporary file.

Published: 2008-10-07

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jim_trocki:mon:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1648-1	New mon packages fix insecure temporary files
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4458	alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log 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=496398
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mon
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32183
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:214
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31597
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1648
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45738

History

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Jim Trocki Mon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-07T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.764Z

Reserved: 2008-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4477

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-08T00:00:04.133

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

Link: CVE-2008-4477

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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