CVE-2008-4580

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

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.

Affected products

gentoo Cman: 2.02.00-r1
gentoo Fence: 2.02.00-r1

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45953
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240576
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45953

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