CVE-2008-2958 describes a race condition vulnerability in checkinstall versions 1.6.1 and installwatch. This flaw allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and achieve other impacts through symlink attacks on temporary working directories. With a CVSS score of 4.4, this vulnerability is of medium complexity to exploit locally, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkinstall:checkinstall:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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