CVE-2008-4580

fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo 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-2008-4580 is rated Low Risk (38.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4580

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 0.04% 0.36% +0.32%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
3 2023-02-13 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4580

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-2008-4580

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4580

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4580: 1 GLSA(s) (201009-09), 1 atom(s) (sys-cluster/fence); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4580
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4580
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-4580 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 5, released 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4580

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2008-4580

  • Red Hat (2009-11-12T00:00:00)

    Manual fencing agent is documented to only be provided for testing purposes and should not be used in production environments. Therefore, there is no plan to fix this flaw in Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, and in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4580

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-2008-4580

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