6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-4192
Cman fence_egenera Symlink Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/eglog temporary file.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 29, 2008, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4192 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat cman
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-4192.

URL Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
http://secunia.com/advisories/31887 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32387 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32390 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43362 Vendor Advisory
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
http://secunia.com/advisories/31887 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32387 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32390 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43362 Vendor Advisory
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4192 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4192 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
    Added Reference http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31887
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32387
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32390
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43362
    Added Reference http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44845 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4192 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4192 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
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Authentication
Confidentiality
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