CVE-2008-1417 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The prerm script in axyl 2.1.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the axyl.conf temporary file.

Published: 2008-03-20

Score: 6.9 Medium

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:axyl:axyl:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1421	The prerm script in axyl 2.1.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the axyl.conf temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00024.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471227
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41406

History

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Subscriptions

Axyl Axyl

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-20T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.332Z

Reserved: 2008-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1417

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-20T17:44:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-1417

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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