{
  "id": "CVE-2008-4579",
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "published": "2008-10-15T20:08:02.730",
  "lastModified": "2023-02-13T02:19:32.213",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Los programas (1) fence_apc y (2) fence_apc_snmp,como se utilizan en (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 y posiblemente (b) cman, cuando se ejecutan en modo verbose, permiten a usuarios locales a\u00f1adir a archivos de su elecci\u00f3n mediante un ataque de enlaces simb\u00f3licos al archivo temporal apclog."
    }
  ],
  "vendorComments": [
    {
      "organization": "Red Hat",
      "comment": "The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security\nimpact.\n\nThis issue is addressed in the cman package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5:\nhttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1337.html\n\nThis issue also affects the fence package in Red Hat Cluster Suite for Enterprise Linux 4AS, a future update may address this flaw:\nhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-4579",
      "lastModified": "2009-09-02T00:00:00"
    }
  ],
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        "type": "Primary",
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          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 1.9
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        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.4,
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        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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        }
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    {
      "url": "http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3",
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      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html",
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    {
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html",
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    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904",
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    {
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1",
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    {
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419",
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    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386",
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    {
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html",
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