HIGH
qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories
Published Oct 15, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories.
Affected products
No data.
AND
Running on/with
- n/a
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.
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.
0.49% 0.00486
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00486
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 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 39.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 37.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.48th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496394 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/qemu x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32335 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1657 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30931 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235826 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44831 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496394 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/qemu | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32335 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1657 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30931 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235826 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44831 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 15, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 14, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4553
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a