CVE-2008-4553 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories.

Published: 2008-10-15

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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.1-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1657-1	New qemu packages fix denial of service
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4534	qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories.

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 0.00034.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496394
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/qemu
http://secunia.com/advisories/32335
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1657
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30931
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235826
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44831

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Qemu Qemu

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-15T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.907Z

Reserved: 2008-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4553

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-15T20:07:42.730

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

Link: CVE-2008-4553

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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