CVE-2008-6552

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.

Published: 2009-03-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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.

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-2008-6552

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6552

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6552

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-6552

vendor priority summary link
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-6552
ubuntu 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

Affected software / configurations for 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6552

URL Tags
http://osvdb.org/50299
http://osvdb.org/50300
http://osvdb.org/50301
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1337.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32602 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32616
http://secunia.com/advisories/36530
http://secunia.com/advisories/36555
http://secunia.com/advisories/43367
http://secunia.com/advisories/43372
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00163.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00164.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00165.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1339.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0264.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0265.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32179
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0416
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0417
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46412
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11404
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