CVE-2008-4982
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
- Record
CVE-2008-4982- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
- Record
CVE-2008-4982- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4961 No score
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4961- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcm4-3mhf-gmfh No score
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
- Record
GHSA-hcm4-3mhf-gmfh- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
- Record
CVE-2008-4982- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4982 No score
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4982- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11301-1 No score
rkhunter-1.4.6-5.6 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the rkhunter-1.4.6-5.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11301-1- 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-2008-4982 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in John Horne Rkhunter, published November 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in rkhunter 1.3.2-6.