Vulnerability in Policyd-Weight
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 modifying it after the symbolic link check occurs. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-1569.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.002 (13.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Policyd-weight — versions 0.1.14_beta-14
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)