CVE-2008-4979 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in rancid versions up to 2.3.2~a8. The getipacctg script is susceptible to a symlink attack, allowing a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating temporary files in /tmp. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires medium attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.2\~a8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:shrubbery:rancid:2.3.2\~a8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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