CVE-2008-4579

The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file.

Published: 2008-10-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4579 is rated Low Risk (16.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4579

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% 0.34% +0.29%
2 2025-03-17 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-2008-4579

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.9 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.4 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4579

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4579

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4579: 1 GLSA(s) (201009-09), 1 atom(s) (sys-cluster/fence); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4579
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4579
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-4579 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (redhat-cluster, redhat-cluster-suite), 16 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 7, not-affected 3, released 3, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4579

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2008-4579

  • Red Hat (2009-09-02T00:00:00)

    The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact. This issue is addressed in the cman package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1337.html This issue also affects the fence package in Red Hat Cluster Suite for Enterprise Linux 4AS, a future update may address this flaw: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-4579

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4579

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gentoo cman 2.02.00 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:cman:2.02.00:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo fence 2.02.00 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:fence:2.02.00:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4579

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