TI-2008-03942 Aliases CVE-2008-4108 GHSA-j88g-9fp9-644j

Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5…

LOW 32CWE-59Published 2008-09-18 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00394 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.4.5:::::::*	2.4.5	Vulnerable	Python Software Foundation

cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.5 Vulnerable ·Python Software Foundation

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4108
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j88g-9fp9-644j

References

Advisory 1

4274

Other 5

TI-2007-01597 Stack-based buffer overflow in the file_compress function in minigzip (Modules/zlib) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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