Unscored severity · published Mar 31, 2008
CVE-2008-1570
Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files by creating the LOCKPATH directory, then…
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CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files by creating the LOCKPATH directory, then modifying it after the symbolic link check occurs. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-1569.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
Policyd-weight · Policyd-weight
0.1.14_beta-14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1570
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1570
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29738
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/43888
bugs.gentoo.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214403
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41570
More from Policyd-weight
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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