CVE-2008-5706
The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/trigger.tmp temporary file.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 0.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/trigger.tmp temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.79% probability · 56th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 November 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- verlihub-project/verlihub
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/506530
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/16
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32889
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183
- http://bugs.debian.org/506530
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/16
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32889
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.