CVE-2008-1832
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-1832- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-1832- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1832 No score
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1832- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-38r5-v3qg-5qvg No score
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-38r5-v3qg-5qvg- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-1832- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1832 No score
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1832- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10364-1 No score
cecilia-2.0.5-282.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the cecilia-2.0.5-282.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10364-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1832 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Cecilia, published April 16, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in cecilia 2.0.5-2.1.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476321
secunia.com/advisories/29832
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41837
securityfocus.com/bid/28805
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1832
github.com/advisories/GHSA-38r5-v3qg-5qvg
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1832
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1832