Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4579
CVE-2008-4579
Description
The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:cman:2.02.00:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:fence:2.02.00:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
14- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32387nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32390nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/36530nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/43362nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31904nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10799nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.htmlnvd
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