CVE-2008-4982

rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.

CVSS v2.0 6.9

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235798
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://bugs.debian.org/496375
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/rkhunter	Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46511

Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:john_horne:rkhunter:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Jan 2023, 16:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:predictapp_project:predictapp::::::::
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/abhilash1985/PredictApp/commit/b067372f3ee26fe1b657121f0f41883ff4461a06 -~~	(MISC) https://github.com/abhilash1985/PredictApp/commit/b067372f3ee26fe1b657121f0f41883ff4461a06 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/abhilash1985/PredictApp/pull/73 -~~	(MISC) https://github.com/abhilash1985/PredictApp/pull/73 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://vuldb.com/?id.218387 -~~	(MISC) https://vuldb.com/?id.218387 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218387 -~~	(MISC) https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218387 - Third Party Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.8
First Time		Predictapp Project predictapp Predictapp Project

16 Jan 2023, 13:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2008-11-06 03:55

Updated : 2017-08-08 01:33

NVD link : CVE-2008-4982

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4982

Products Affected

No products.

CWE

CWE-59