CVE-2008-2958

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 3 sources updated this week

0.0

Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 16.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 1, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (8)

cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140
cve@mitrehttp://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.html
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30873
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43440
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30873
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43440

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-2958?

CVE-2008-2958 is a none vulnerability published on July 1, 2008. Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.

When was CVE-2008-2958 disclosed?

CVE-2008-2958 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 1, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2008-2958 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2958 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 16.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2008-2958?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-2958, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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