CVE-2008-2266

uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.

Published: 2008-05-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2266 is rated Low Risk (26.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2266

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 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.32% +0.27%
2 2025-03-30 0.07% 0.05% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2266

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2266

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2266

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2008-2266 low priority: Debian including 3 source packages (libconvert-uulib-perl, pan, uudeview), 15 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 15. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2266
gentoo normal CVE-2008-2266: 1 GLSA(s) (200808-11), 2 atom(s) (app-text/uudeview, news-nntp/nzbget); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2266
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-2266 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libconvert-uulib-perl, uudeview), 24 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 19, ignored 4, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2266

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2266

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nzbget nzbget <= 0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nzbget nzbget 0.1.0a cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nzbget nzbget 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nzbget nzbget 0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nzbget nzbget 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nzbget nzbget 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:nzbget:nzbget:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
uudeview uudeview 0.5.20 cpe:2.3:a:uudeview:uudeview:0.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2266

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