{"cve":"CVE-2008-4108","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-18T17:59:33.093","modified":"2026-06-16T22:57:11.717","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498899","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122148330903513&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152861617434&w=2","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4274","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31184"],"products":["python_software_foundation:python"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4108","score":0.00394,"percentile":0.33674,"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."]}