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CVE-2008-1078

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.51%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-02-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2008-1078
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.51%
Linux

Original 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.