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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-5142

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.

MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.38%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.38% probability · 32th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
freebsd/freebsd-sendpr
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.