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CVE-2008-1078

Published: Feb 29, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

linuxgentoo
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
rpath linuxrpath
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
gentoooss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka gentoo linux
rpathcommercialOperating Systemsaka rpath linux appliance platform agent
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158
bugs.gentoo.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29144
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29187
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Feb 29, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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