CVE-2008-5135
CVSS V2 Medium 6.2
CVSS V3 None
Description
** DISPUTED ** os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/mounted-map or (2) /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "the insecure code path should only ever run inside a d-i environment, which has no non-root users."
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-5135
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2008-11-18T16:00:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2008-11-18T16:00:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:os-prober:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- HIGH
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.2
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.9
- Impact Score
- 10
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html | |
| http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00296.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5135 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5135 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 11:16:50 | Added to TrackCVE |