CVE-2008-2958
N/A
Published: July 1, 2008 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCheckinstall
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30873VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43440Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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