CVE-2008-0665 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

wml_backend/p1_ipp/ipp.src in Website META Language (WML) 2.0.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ipp.$$.tmp temporary file.

Published: 2008-02-11

Score: 3.6 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:website_meta_language:website_meta_language:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1492-1	New wml packages fix denial of service
Debian DSA	DSA-1492-2	New wml packages fix denial of service
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0675	wml_backend/p1_ipp/ipp.src in Website META Language (WML) 2.0.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ipp.$$.tmp temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00033.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463907
http://secunia.com/advisories/28829
http://secunia.com/advisories/28856
http://secunia.com/advisories/29353
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-23.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1492
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:076
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27685

History

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Subscriptions

Website Meta Language Website Meta Language

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-11T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:22.893Z

Reserved: 2008-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0665

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-11T21:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0665

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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