CVE-2008-1796 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Comix by exploiting predictable temporary directory names.
- 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-2008-1796?
CVE-2008-1796 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1796?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Comix Comix.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-1796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqfm-hgcc-mpw9.