CVE-2008-3928 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

test.sh in Honeyd 1.5c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Published: 2008-09-04

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:honeyd_common:1.5:c_5:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3913	test.sh in Honeyd 1.5c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a 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 0.00034.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496365
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/honeyd-common
http://secunia.com/advisories/31658
http://secunia.com/advisories/33141
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-12.xml
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30874
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44735

History

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Debian Honeyd Common

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-04T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:41.111Z

Reserved: 2008-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3928

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-04T18:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-3928

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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