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 via a symlink attack on the expn[PID] temporary file. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2003-0308.1.

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CVSS v3.1

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EPSS

0.51%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

Connections

3 relationships

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Feb 29, 2008

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 23, 2026