CVE-2008-1078
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows...
CVE-2008-1078 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Gentoo Linux, published February 29, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.51%EPSS, 44th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
- Record
CVE-2008-1078- 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 ListNo score
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
- Record
CVE-2008-1078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1089No score
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1089- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p2pv-rfm6-cxq7No score
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows...
expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.
- Record
GHSA-p2pv-rfm6-cxq7- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
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