nvd-json-data-feeds/CVE-2008/CVE-2008-41xx/CVE-2008-4108.json

{
  "id": "CVE-2008-4108",
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "published": "2008-09-18T17:59:33.093",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file.  NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (tambi\u00e9n conocido como \"la herramienta de movimiento del asistente gen\u00e9rico del FAQ\") en Python 2.4.5, puede que permita a usuarios locales sobrescribir ficheros de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de un ataque de enlace simb\u00f3lico en un fichero temporal tmp$RANDOM.tmp. NOTA: puede que no existan escenarios de uso comunes en los que tmp$RANDOM.tmp est\u00e9 localizado en un directorio que no sea de confianza."
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "baseScore": 7.2,
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE"
        },
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
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    {
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-59"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "negate": false,
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      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899",
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    {
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274",
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    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184",
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    {
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904",
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    {
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659",
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    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161",
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    {
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899",
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  "vendorComments": [
    {
      "organization": "Red Hat",
      "comment": "Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of python as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.\n",
      "lastModified": "2009-03-13T00:00:00"
    }
  ]
}