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CVE-2008-4440

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4440 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in the to-upgrade plugin of feta 1.4.16, affecting Debian feta. An attacker can exploit this by creating a symlink to overwrite arbitrary files via specific temporary files in the /tmp directory. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:feta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 26th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
dev.gentoo.org / ~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/32155
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1643
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
securityfocus.com / bid/30899