HIGH
The to-upgrade plugin in feta 1.4.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink on the (1) /tmp/feta.install.$USER and (2) /tmp/feta.avail.$USER temporary files
Published Oct 3, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
The to-upgrade plugin in feta 1.4.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink on the (1) /tmp/feta.install.$USER and (2) /tmp/feta.avail.$USER temporary files.
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00345
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00345
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% (0.00345) | 25.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 26.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00028) | 4.85th | 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 (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32155 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30899 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32155 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30899 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 3, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 3, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4440
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a