VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-4108
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-09-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')