CVE-2017-8108 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Published: 2017-06-08

Score: 7.8 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:cisofy:lynis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2017-17071	Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00035.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99288
https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/
https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/

History

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Subscriptions

Cisofy Lynis

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-08T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:27:22.500Z

Reserved: 2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8108

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-08T16:29:00.467

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8108

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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