CVE-2008-3216 — The save function in br/prefmanager.d in projectl 1.001 creates a projectL.prf file in the current working directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack

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MEDIUM

The save function in br/prefmanager.d in projectl 1.001 creates a projectL.prf file in the current working directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack

Published Jul 18, 2008

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.35%

Description

The save function in br/prefmanager.d in projectl 1.001 creates a projectL.prf file in the current working directory, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.35% 0.00352

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00352

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.35% (0.00352)	26.61th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.35% (0.00352)	26.86th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.06% (0.00060)	16.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	28.64th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	26.62th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	12.04th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-59

References (3)

http://bugs.debian.org/489988
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/8
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44059
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/489988		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/8		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44059		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 18, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jul 18, 2008

Link CVE-2008-3216

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-3216

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-3216