CVE-2008-3524

medium

Description

rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file or directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01135.html

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45402

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458652

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458504

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31385

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318

http://secunia.com/advisories/32710

http://secunia.com/advisories/32037

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-09-29

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.7

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

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