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CVE-2008-3929

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3929 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in Ampache 3.4.1, specifically within the gather-messages.sh script. An attacker can exploit this by creating a symbolic link to an arbitrary file, which the script then overwrites via its use of the /tmp/filelist temporary file. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access and low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and has garnered no community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a lack of active exploitation or widespread attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ampache:ampache:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 3,241 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/ampache
freshmeat.net / projects/ampache/releases/283935
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/31657
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33316
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200812-22.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44739
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
securityfocus.com / bid/30875