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prionPRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2008-4996
HistoryNov 07, 2008 - 7:36 p.m.

Design/Logic Flaw

2008-11-0719:36:00
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6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

6.9 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.4%

init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "init is [used in] a single-user context; there’s no possibility that this is exploitable.

CPENameOperatorVersion
initramfs-toolseq0.92.102

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

6.9 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.4%

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