CVE-2008-4946 convirt 0.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/set_output temporary file, related to the (1) template/provision.sh, (2) Linux_CD_Install/provision.sh, (...

MediumCVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.41%

Published: 2008-11-05 16:51
Updated: 2026-06-17 01:58
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

convirt 0.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/set_output temporary file, related to the (1) template/provision.sh, (2) Linux_CD_Install/provision.sh, (3) Fedora_PV_Install/provision.sh, (4) CentOS_PV_Install/provision.sh, (5) common/provision.sh, (6) example/provision.sh, and (7) Windows_CD_Install/provision.sh scripts in image_store/.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
convirture convirt	= 0.8.2	No fix listed

References

bugs.debian.org
dev.gentoo.org exploit
[oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
bugs.gentoo.org

CVSS v2.0

6.9 Medium

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

Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Complete
Integrity: Complete
Availability: Complete

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 0.41% (percentile 35.4)
CWE: CWE-59

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.