CVE-2008-4936
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.9)—
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 6.9
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.41%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 34
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
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 (1)
CWE
- CWE-59
Referencias
- http://bugs.debian.org/496403
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33051
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833
- http://bugs.debian.org/496403
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33051
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833
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