dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts
Published Nov 5, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.5
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: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 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.58th | 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) |
References (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/496412 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dist x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- 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/30908 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44818 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/496412 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/dist | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| 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/30908 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44818 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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