initscripts: possible system files removal via malicious symlink in /var/{lock,run}
Published Sep 29, 2008
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file or directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.76.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 25.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 26.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.25th | 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 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32037 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32710 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31385 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3524 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458504 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458652 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45402 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3524
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3524
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01135.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32037 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32710 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31385 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3524 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458504 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458652 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45402 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3524 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3524 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01135.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
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