CVE-2008-1796

Comix 3.6.4 creates temporary directories with predictable names, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service.

Published: 2008-04-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1796 is rated Low Risk (23.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1796

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
2 2025-03-29 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1796

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1796

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1796

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1796: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-29), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/comix); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1796
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1796 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (comix), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1796

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1796

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
comix comix 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:comix:comix:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1796

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