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CVE-2008-4579

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Description

The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2008-4559

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3

http://secunia.com/advisories/43362

http://secunia.com/advisories/36530

http://secunia.com/advisories/32390

http://secunia.com/advisories/32387

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-15

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.9

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00052

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