Red Hat Cluster Project 2.x allows local users to modify or overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on files in /tmp, involving unspecified components in Resource Group Manager (aka rgmanager) before 2.03.09-1, gfs2-utils before 2.03.09-1, and CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-6552 is rated Low Risk (38.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.11% | 0.39% | +0.28% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.11% | +0.07% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.4 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-6552 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2008-6552 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (redhat-cluster, redhat-cluster-suite), 14 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 6, released 3, needs-triage 2, not-affected 2, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-6552 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.00.00 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.01.00 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.01.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.02.00 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.02.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.00 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.01 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.03 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.04 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.05 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.7 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.08 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.09 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.10 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.03.11 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.00 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.01 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.02 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.03 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.04 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.05 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.06 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.07 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.08 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.09 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.10 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.11 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.12 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cluster_project | 2.99.13 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cman | 2.03.03-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cman | 2.03.04-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cman | 2.03.05-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cman | 2.03.07-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | cman | 2.03.08-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.08-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | rgmanager | 2.03.03-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | rgmanager | 2.03.04-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | rgmanager | 2.03.05-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | rgmanager | 2.03.07-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | rgmanager | 2.03.08-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.08-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 9 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | gfs2-utils | 2.03.03-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | gfs2-utils | 2.03.04-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | gfs2-utils | 2.03.05-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | gfs2-utils | 2.03.07-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | gfs2-utils | 22.03.08-1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:22.03.08-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |