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CVE-2008-4580 Details

Description

fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo 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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45953 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/1 CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1 CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
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

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4580
NVD Published Date:
Oct 15, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]