faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file
Published Nov 5, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.1.36
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of mgetty as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5, as they include patch that resolves this issue.
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:C/I:C/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 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 33.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 32.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00028) | 4.81th | 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 (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/496403 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33051 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4936 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4936
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4936
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/496403 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mgetty-fax | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33051 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30927 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4936 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44833 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4936 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4936 |
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