CVE-2008-4982 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in rkhunter version 1.3.2, allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring medium attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:john_horne:rkhunter:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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