CVE-2008-1078

expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file.  NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
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ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.2 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 7%
VendorProductVersion
gentoolinux
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rpathrpath_linux
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
am-utils
gutsy
not-affected
feisty
not-affected
edgy
not-affected
dapper
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158
http://secunia.com/advisories/29144
http://secunia.com/advisories/29187
http://secunia.com/advisories/29694
http://secunia.com/advisories/33400
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158
http://secunia.com/advisories/29144
http://secunia.com/advisories/29187
http://secunia.com/advisories/29694
http://secunia.com/advisories/33400
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html