CVE-2008-2958

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.4/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 1, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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