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CVE-2008-0525
PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.50%
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- mitre
Description
PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=527 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27458 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/18/3908994_f.SAL_Public.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0426 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=528 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 3599 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- patchlinkupdate-reboottask-symlink(39958) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 28657 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- patchlinkupdate-logtrimmer-symlink(39956) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=530 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28665 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080125 Two vulnerabilities for PatchLink Update Client for Unix. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1019272 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2008-0525)Record last updated .