PT-2008-2998 · Axyl · Axyl

Christian Perrier · Published 2008-03-20 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1417

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions axyl version 2.1.7

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the axyl.conf temporary file, which is created by the prerm script.

Recommendations For axyl version 2.1.7, consider restricting access to the prerm script to prevent exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the prerm script until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1417

Affected Products

Axyl

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1417 · Security Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471227 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41406 · Note