CVE-2008-3524
rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3524- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3524- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3510 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3510- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wf5r-cxjr-47w7 No score
rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-wf5r-cxjr-47w7- Weakness
- CWE-59
- 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-2008-3524 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Redhat Fedora, published September 29, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.