CVE-2008-3216

medium

Description

The save function in br/prefmanager.d in projectl 1.001 creates a projectL.prf file in the current working directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44059

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/8

http://bugs.debian.org/489988

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-07-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N