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CVE-2008-0666
Website META Language (WML) 2.0.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) the /tmp/pe.tmp.$$…
Low3.6EPSS 0.43%
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- mitre
Description
Website META Language (WML) 2.0.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) the /tmp/pe.tmp.$$ temporary file used by wml_contrib/wmg.cgi and (2) temporary files used by wml_backend/p3_eperl/eperl_sys.c.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 62% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- 27685 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 29353 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1492 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 28829 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463907 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:076 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 28856 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200803-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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