CVE-2008-1796
Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to...
Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2008-1796- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2008-1796- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1796 No score
Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1796- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqfm-hgcc-mpw9 No score
Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to...
Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-vqfm-hgcc-mpw9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1796 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Comix, published April 15, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00171.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41854
secunia.com/advisories/29956
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1796
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqfm-hgcc-mpw9