CVE-2008-0806 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

wyrd 1.4.3b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the wyrd-tmp.[USERID] temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00056.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Paul Pelzl	Wyrd

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:paul_pelzl:wyrd:1.4.3b_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0813	wyrd 1.4.3b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the wyrd-tmp.[USERID] temporary file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=466382
http://secunia.com/advisories/29009
http://secunia.com/advisories/29113
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27848
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433719
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00825.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00841.html

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-18T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:39.399Z

Reserved: 2008-02-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0806

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-02-19T00:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0806

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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