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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-4108

🗓️ 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Linux host packages vulnerable to CVE-2008-4108 with no vendor patch available.

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CVE
CVE-2008-4108
18 Sep 200817:47
cve
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CVE-2008-4108
18 Sep 200817:47
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Debian CVE
CVE-2008-4108
18 Sep 200817:47
debiancve
EUVD
EUVD-2008-4091
7 Oct 202500:30
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NVD
CVE-2008-4108
18 Sep 200817:59
nvd
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4108
18 Sep 200817:59
osv
Prion
Directory traversal
18 Sep 200817:59
prion
SUSE CVE
SUSE CVE-2008-4108
15 Feb 202306:07
susecve
UbuntuCve
CVE-2008-4108
18 Sep 200817:59
ubuntucve
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(217074);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/24");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4108");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-4108");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - 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.
    (CVE-2008-4108)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4108");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2008-4108");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/09/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/03");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-defaults");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-11");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libpython-all-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libpython-all-dev"},
          {"reference": "libpython2-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libpython2-dev"},
          {"reference": "libpython2-stdlib"},
          {"reference": "python-all"},
          {"reference": "python-all-dbg"},
          {"reference": "python-all-dev"},
          {"reference": "python2"},
          {"reference": "python2-dbg"},
          {"reference": "python2-dev"},
          {"reference": "python2-doc"},
          {"reference": "python2-minimal"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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24 Aug 2025 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 27.2
EPSS0.0006
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