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 ListNo 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-2008-4961No 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-gmfhNo 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
OSVNo 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-2008-4982No 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-2024:11301-1No 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 |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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.