CVE-2008-5138

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-5138
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-11-18T16:00:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-08T01:33:08
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:bkleineidam:libpam_mount:0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32780
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46724
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5138
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5138
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:05:12 Added to TrackCVE