CVE-2008-4970 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

runiozone in lustre 1.6.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/iozone.log 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 0.00028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Lustre	Lustre-tests

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:lustre:lustre-tests:1.6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:lustre:lustre-tests:1.6.5.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4949	runiozone in lustre 1.6.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/iozone.log temporary file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496371
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/lustre-tests
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30911
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44819

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-06T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.331Z

Reserved: 2008-11-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4970

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-06T15:55:51.900

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

Link: CVE-2008-4970

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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