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    CVE-2008-4108

    Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

    Published:Sep 14, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 18, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0006
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Python Software Foundation
    Product
    Python

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020904
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2659
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462326
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45161

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High