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CVE-2008-1569

policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 and earlier allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are used when creating a socket.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-1569 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from debian, from policyd-weight organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-03-31T22:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.3 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Application	policyd-weight	policyd-weight	≤ 0.1.14	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29553 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29738 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1531 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/43888 ([email protected])
http://www.policyd-weight.org/ ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28480 Patch ([email protected])
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214403 Exploit ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41565 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29553 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29738 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1531 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/43888 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.policyd-weight.org/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28480 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214403 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41565 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For debian's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.