CVE-2008-1078 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.2 Published 29 Feb 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in am-utils, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-1078?

CVE-2008-1078 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 29 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1078?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Gentoo Linux, Rpath Rpath Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1078?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2008-1078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p2pv-rfm6-cxq7.