CVE-2009-0416 — The SSL certificate setup program (genSslCert.sh) in Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (SBLIM) sblim-sfcb 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /var/tmp/key.pem, (2) /var/tmp/cert.pem, and (3) /var/tmp/ssl.cnf temporary files

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The SSL certificate setup program (genSslCert.sh) in Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (SBLIM) sblim-sfcb 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /var/tmp/key.pem, (2) /var/tmp/cert.pem, and (3) /var/tmp/ssl.cnf temporary files

Published Feb 3, 2009

6.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.24%

Description

The SSL certificate setup program (genSslCert.sh) in Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (SBLIM) sblim-sfcb 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /var/tmp/key.pem, (2) /var/tmp/cert.pem, and (3) /var/tmp/ssl.cnf temporary files.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.24% 0.00243

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00243

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	0.24% (0.00243)	14.01th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.24% (0.00243)	15.20th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.01% (0.00014)	1.41th	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)

CWE-59

References (6)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://osvdb.org/51783
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/33795
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=874261
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2561165&group_id=128809&atid=712784
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33583
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://osvdb.org/51783		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/33795		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=874261		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2561165&group_id=128809&atid=712784		x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33583		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 3, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Feb 3, 2009

Link CVE-2009-0416

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-0416

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2009-0416