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    CVE-2008-4477

    alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log temporary file.

    Published:Oct 7, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 7, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00027
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Jim Trocki
    Product
    Mon

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496398
    http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mon
    http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32183
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:214
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31597
    http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1648
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45738
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496398
    http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mon
    http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32183
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:214
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31597
    http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1648
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45738

    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