CVE-2017-8108 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Cisofy	Lynis

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99288
https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/
https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-08T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:27:22.500Z

Reserved: 2017-04-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-8108

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-06-08T16:29:00.467

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-8108

Redhat

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