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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1078 · published 29 February 2008

CVE-2008-1078: Gentoo linux link following vulnerability

Gentoo · Linux

expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.51% · top 58.5% CWE-59 · Link following
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.51%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29144 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29187 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29694 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33400 Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29144 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29187 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29694 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33400 Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1078), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.