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CVE-2017-8108

Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Published

2017-06-08T16:29:00.467

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cisofy	lynis	< 2.5.0	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99288 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/ ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/ ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99288 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)