CVE-2008-4580
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
Published:Oct 13, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Oct 15, 2008
EPSS Score:0.00025
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gentoo
Product
Cman
Gentoo
Cman
Vendor
Gentoo
Product
Fence
Gentoo
Fence
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
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
