CVE-2008-1638

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2008-1638 · Published 02/04/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-1638 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting nik sharpener pro (nik software inc).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.29%, higher than 21.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
nik sharpener pro nik_software_inc	`= 2.0`	No fix yet

Description

Nik Sharpener Pro, possibly 2.0, uses world-writable permissions for plug-in files, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing a plug-in with a Trojan horse.

References

secunia.com/advisories/29586 · Vendor Advisory
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124289 · US Government Resource
securityfocus.com/bid/27707
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41535

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