CVE-2008-4579

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"http://secunia.com/advisories/43362", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html", "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, 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"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1", "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419", "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386", "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799", "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html", "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-59"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Los programas (1) fence_apc y (2) fence_apc_snmp,como se utilizan en (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 y posiblemente (b) cman, cuando se ejecutan en modo verbose, permiten a usuarios locales a\u00f1adir a archivos de su elecci\u00f3n mediante un ataque de enlaces simb\u00f3licos al archivo temporal apclog."}], "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:cman:2.02.00:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "6C3CBF73-99E7-4562-AA18-19EA3D9AF2D5"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:fence:2.02.00:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "7E9BCDBC-4566-417D-AEB6-B1377519648A"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "vendorComments": [{"comment": "The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security\nimpact.\n\nThis issue is addressed in the cman package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5:\nhttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1337.html\n\nThis issue also affects the fence package in Red Hat Cluster Suite for Enterprise Linux 4AS, a future update may address this flaw:\nhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-4579", "lastModified": "2009-09-02T00:00:00", "organization": "Red Hat"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com"}