rkhunter: Insecure auxiliary /tmp file usage (symlink attack possible)
Published Nov 6, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.3.2
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00029) | 5.24th | 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 (10)
- http://bugs.debian.org/496375 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/rkhunter x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4982 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235798 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460628 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46511 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4982
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4982
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/496375 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/rkhunter | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4982 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235798 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460628 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46511 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4982 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4982 |
Change history (0)
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