CVE-2008-2958

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Published Jul 1, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:checkinstall:checkinstall:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2948	Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.283% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30873
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43440

History

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Subscriptions

Checkinstall Checkinstall

Weaknesses

CWE-362

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 1, 2008, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 AM
Reserved: Jul 1, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 1, 2008, 10:41 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:54 PM

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