CVE-2008-4475 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Published: 2008-10-07

Score: 7.2 High

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:gnu:ibackup:2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4456	ibackup 2.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496432
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496464
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/ibackup
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00271.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45852

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Ibackup

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-07T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.682Z

Reserved: 2008-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4475

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-10-07T21:11:38.527

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

Link: CVE-2008-4475

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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