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High
CVE-2008-4477
alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log temporary file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32183
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1648
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496398
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45738
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mon
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31597
Affected Vendor
jim trocki
View all reports →Affected Software
mon
Vulnerable Versions:
0.99.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 7th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.