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CVE-2008-4579 Details

Description

The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32387	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32390	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/36530	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/43362	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419	CVE
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32387	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32390	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/36530	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43362	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419	[email protected]

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gentoo cman	2.02.00 r1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:cman:2.02.00:r1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
gentoo fence	2.02.00 r1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:fence:2.02.00:r1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 16, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]