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CVE-2008-4579
The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode,…
Low1.9EPSS 0.35%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1341 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 32390 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32387 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10799 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0419 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-875-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 31904 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081013 Re: CVE Request (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467386 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36530 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-9042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 43362 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2011:0266 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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