Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-4440 | First vendor Publication | 2008-10-03 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2008-11-11 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| The to-upgrade plugin in feta 1.4.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink on the (1) /tmp/feta.install.$USER and (2) /tmp/feta.avail.$USER temporary files. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4440 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20260 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20260 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1643-1 feta - denial of service | ||
| Description: | Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that the "to-upgrade" plugin of Feta, a simpler interface to APT, dpkg, and other Debian package tools creates temporary files insecurely, which may lead to local denial of service through symlink attacks. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1643-1 CVE-2008-4440 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | feta |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8067 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8067 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1643 feta -- insecure temp file handling | ||
| Description: | Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that the "to-upgrade" plugin of Feta, a simpler interface to APT, dpkg, and other Debian package tools creates temporary files insecurely, which may lead to local denial of service through symlink attacks. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1643 CVE-2008-4440 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | feta |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-10-09 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1643-1 (feta) File : nvt/deb_1643_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 48823 | feta to-upgrade Plugin Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-10-07 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1643.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2021-05-04 12:08:09 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:08:30 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:22:22 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:53:33 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:46:52 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:27:48 |
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