VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4477

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log temporary file.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references