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    CVE-2008-4946

    convirt 0.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/set_output temporary file, related to the (1) _template_/provision.sh, (2) Linux_CD_Install/provision.sh, (3) Fedora_PV_Install/provision.sh, (4) CentOS_PV_Install/provision.sh, (5) common/provision.sh, (6) example/provision.sh, and (7) Windows_CD_Install/provision.sh scripts in image_store/.

    Published:Nov 5, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00025
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Convirture
    Product
    Convirt

    Exploits

    http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/convirthttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/convirt

    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