Upstream information

CVE-2008-4108 at MITRE

Description

Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.2
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 426298 [RESOLVED / WONTFIX]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 python-base Analysis
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 python3 Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 python3 Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 python3 Analysis
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 python3 Analysis
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 python Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 python-base Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 python3 Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 python Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 python-base Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 python3 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 python-base Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 python Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 python-base Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 python3 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 python Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 python-base Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 python3 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 python3 Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 python Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 python-base Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 python3 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 python Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 python-base Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 python3 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 python Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 python-base Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 python3 Unsupported

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:35:35 2013
CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 11 15:27:20 2025