CVE-2008-3883 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in Caudium 1.4.12, specifically within its 'configvar' component. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack targeting temporary files created in /tmp. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), the vulnerability carries high impact for confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring low attack complexity and no authentication. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caudium:caudium:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.