CVE-2008-5142

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

sendbug in freebsd-sendpr 3.113+5.3 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/pr.##### temporary file.

sendbug en freebsd-sendpr v3.113+5.3 en Debian GNU/Linux permite a usuarios locales sobrescribir ficheros de su elección a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico en el fichero temporal /tmp/pr.#####.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-11-18 CVE Reserved
2008-11-18 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32381	Vdb Entry

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URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd-sendpr Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd-sendpr"				3.113\+5.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd-sendpr" and version "3.113\+5.3"		-		Affected