CVE-2008-4475 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in gnu ibackup version 2.27, allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on temporary files. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the underlying CWE-59 weakness (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access) highlights a common vulnerability pattern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ibackup:2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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