CVE-2008-4108 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the Python FAQ wizard tool.
- 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-2008-4108?
CVE-2008-4108 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4108?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Python Software Foundation Python.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4108?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4108 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-2008-4108 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4108 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4108, GHSA-j88g-9fp9-644j.