CVE-2008-4955 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

freevo.real in freevo 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-#####.pid, (2) /tmp/freevo-gdb, (3) /tmp/freevo-gdb.sh, and (4) /tmp/*.stats temporary files. NOTE: this issue is only a vulnerability when a verbose debug mode is activated by modifying source code.

Published: 2008-11-05

Score: 6.2 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:duncan_webb:freevo:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-4934	freevo.real in freevo 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/-#####.pid, (2) /tmp/freevo-gdb, (3) /tmp/freevo-gdb.sh, and (4) /tmp/.stats temporary files. NOTE: this issue is only a vulnerability when a verbose debug mode is activated by modifying source code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496373
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freevo
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

History

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Duncan Webb Freevo

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:18:18.843Z

Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4955

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.320

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

Link: CVE-2008-4955

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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