CVE-2008-4990 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Enomaly Elastic Computing Platform (ECP), formerly Enomalism, before 2.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/enomalism2.pid temporary file.

Published: 2009-02-02

Score: 6.9 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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:enomaly:elastic_computing_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4969	Enomaly Elastic Computing Platform (ECP), formerly Enomalism, before 2.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/enomalism2.pid temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

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://groups.google.com/group/enomalism/msg/11c2f51b3734b0ab?dmode=source
http://secunia.com/advisories/33724
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500573/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33544

History

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Subscriptions

Enomaly Elastic Computing Platform

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-02T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.343Z

Reserved: 2008-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4990

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-02T22:30:00.203

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

Link: CVE-2008-4990

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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