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    CVE-2008-4474

    freeradius-dialupadmin in freeradius 2.0.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in (1) backup_radacct, (2) clean_radacct, (3) monthly_tot_stats, (4) tot_stats, and (5) truncate_radacct.

    Published:Aug 24, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 7, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00028
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Freeradius
    Product
    Freeradius

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496389
    http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freeradius-dialupadmin
    http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00271.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32170
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33151
    http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30901
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496389
    http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/freeradius-dialupadmin
    http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00271.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32170
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33151
    http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30901
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

    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