CVE-2008-1078

Published: Feb 29, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.

Affected (2)

Products: Gentoo: Linux · Rpath: Rpath Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gentoo Linux	All versions
Rpath Rpath Linux	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (22)

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/29144

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29187

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29694

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33400

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158