CVE-2008-4108

N/A Unknown
Published: September 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

python_software_foundation

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