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CVE-2008-2958

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.28%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-07-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-2958
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.28%

Original NVD 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.