CVE-2008-6397

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Published Mar 4, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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:alcovebook:sgml2x:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6367	rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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% (0.280% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496368
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30963
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44879

History

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Subscriptions

Alcovebook Sgml2x

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:27 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 4, 2009, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:27 AM
Reserved: Mar 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 4, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

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