{"id":"CVE-2008-5706","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-5706","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:30.436Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2008-12-22T15:30:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:00:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"affected":["verlihub-project/verlihub"],"epss":{"score":0.00789,"percentile":0.55959,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2008-11-21","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":7183,"kind":"exploit","title":"verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 - Remote Command Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/7183.txt","file":"exploits/linux/remote/7183.txt","published":"2008-11-21","added":"2008-11-20","updated":null,"author":"v4lkyrius","type":"remote","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-50931","CVE-2008-5706","OSVDB-50930","CVE-2008-5705"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://bugs.debian.org/506530","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/16","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4800","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32889","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://bugs.debian.org/506530","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/16","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4800","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32889","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5706","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}