National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3524
Original release date:09/29/2008
Last revised:01/22/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file or directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-7667
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458652
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458504
External Source: XF
Name: initscripts-rcsysinit-symlink(45402)
External Source: BID
Name: 31385
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32037
Type: Advisory