MEDIUM
gpicview: Insecure auxiliary /tmp file usage (symlink attack possible)
Published Sep 3, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rot.jpg temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.1.9
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00337
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00337
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 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 24.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 25.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00035) | 6.68th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495968 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2019481&group_id=180858&atid=894869 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3791 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460180 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3791
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3791
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495968 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lxde.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxde?view=rev&sortby=date&revision=845 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2019481&group_id=180858&atid=894869 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3791 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460180 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3791 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3791 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 3, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 26, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3791
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a