CVE-2008-4580 (GCVE-0-2008-4580)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-15 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:24
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Summary
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2008-10-13 00:00
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