VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5152
inmail-show in mh-book 200605 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/inmail#####.log or (2) /tmp/inmail#####.stdin temporary file.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
inmail-show in mh-book 200605 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/inmail#####.log or (2) /tmp/inmail#####.stdin temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- peter s galbraith/mh-book
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
- http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32399
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46709
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
- http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32399
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46709
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.