{"cve":"CVE-2008-1078","nvd":{"published":"2008-02-29T02:44:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:50:56.410","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158","http://secunia.com/advisories/29144","http://secunia.com/advisories/29187","http://secunia.com/advisories/29694","http://secunia.com/advisories/33400"],"products":["gentoo:linux","rpath:rpath_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-1078","score":0.00514,"percentile":0.43853,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}