CVE-2008-4990

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Published Feb 2, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Enomaly Elastic Computing Platform (ECP), formerly Enomalism, before 2.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/enomalism2.pid temporary file.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:enomaly:elastic_computing_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4969	Enomaly Elastic Computing Platform (ECP), formerly Enomalism, before 2.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/enomalism2.pid temporary file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.280% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://groups.google.com/group/enomalism/msg/11c2f51b3734b0ab?dmode=source
http://secunia.com/advisories/33724
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500573/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33544

History

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Subscriptions

Enomaly Elastic Computing Platform

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 2, 2009, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM
Reserved: Nov 6, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 2, 2009, 10:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM

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