CVE-2008-1570

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Published Mar 31, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files by creating the LOCKPATH directory, then modifying it after the symbolic link check occurs. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-1569.

Analysis

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Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:policyd-weight:policyd-weight:0.1.14_beta-14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1571	Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files by creating the LOCKPATH directory, then modifying it after the symbolic link check occurs. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-1569.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.224% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29738
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/43888
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214403
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41570

History

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Subscriptions

Policyd-weight Policyd-weight

Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 31, 2008, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:24 AM
Reserved: Mar 31, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 31, 2008, 10:44 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM

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