VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5256
The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock temporary file.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- virtualox/virtualox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32851Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384
- http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810
- http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/ChangelogPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32851Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384
- http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810
- http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/ChangelogPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.