CVE-2008-0525

PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script.
Link Following
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.6 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 25%
VendorProductVersion
lumension_securitypatchlink_update
6.2
lumension_securitypatchlink_update
6.2
lumension_securitypatchlink_update
6.2
lumension_securitypatchlink_update
6.3
lumension_securitypatchlink_update
6.3
lumension_securitypatchlink_update
6.3
lumension_securitypatchlink_update
6.4
lumension_securitypatchlink_update
6.4
lumension_securitypatchlink_update
6.4
novellzenworks_patch_management_update_agent
6.2
novellzenworks_patch_management_update_agent
6.2
novellzenworks_patch_management_update_agent
6.2
novellzenworks_patch_management_update_agent
6.3
novellzenworks_patch_management_update_agent
6.3
novellzenworks_patch_management_update_agent
6.3
novellzenworks_patch_management_update_agent
6.4
novellzenworks_patch_management_update_agent
6.4
novellzenworks_patch_management_update_agent
6.4
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= Vulnerable software versions
References