CVE-2008-4579
Estado: ModificadaBaja (1.9)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Puntuación base: 1.9
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.35%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 27
- Fecha de la puntuación: 2/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-59
Referencias
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43362
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36530
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43362
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
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