CVE-2008-4406

A certain Debian patch to the run scripts for sabre (aka xsabre) 0.2.4b allows local users to delete or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified .tmp files.

Published: 2008-10-03 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4406 is rated Low Risk (29.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4406

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 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4406

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4406

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4406

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2008-4406 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sabre), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4406

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4406

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian xsabre 0.2.4b cpe:2.3:a:debian:xsabre:0.2.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4406

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