VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-5394

/bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.95%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.95% probability · 59th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-59
Affected: debian/shadow
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

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