CVE-2008-1569
policyd-weight - insecure temporary files
EPSS 0.05%
Description
policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 and earlier allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are used when creating a socket.
How to fix CVE-2008-1569
To remediate CVE-2008-1569, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/policyd-weight—upgrade to 0.1.14.17-1 or later
- Debian/policyd-weight—upgrade to 0.1.14-beta-6etch2 or later
Is CVE-2008-1569 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.1.14.17-1
- from 0, < 0.1.14-beta-6etch2