CVE-2008-4580
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify...
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4580- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4580- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4560 No score
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4560- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qvh-759w-pp96 No score
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify...
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-7qvh-759w-pp96- 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-2008-4580 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Gentoo Cman, published October 15, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/1
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45953
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4580
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4580
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467387
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7qvh-759w-pp96