CVE-2008-0665
What it is
wml_backend/p1_ipp/ipp.src in Website META Language (WML) 2.0.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ipp.$$.tmp temporary file.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 3.6 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Website Meta Language 2.0.11
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 3.6
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463907
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28829
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28856
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29353
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-23.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1492
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:076
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27685
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463907
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28829
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28856
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29353
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-23.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1492
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:076
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27685