VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-4946
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
convirt 0.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/set_output temporary file, related to the (1) _template_/provision.sh, (2) Linux_CD_Install/provision.sh, (3) Fedora_PV_Install/provision.sh, (4) CentOS_PV_Install/provision.sh, (5) common/provision.sh, (6) example/provision.sh, and (7) Windows_CD_Install/provision.sh scripts in image_store/.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')