VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-1078

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-02-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references