CVE-2008-5140 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Mailscanner

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:mailscanner:4.55.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506353#44
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32730
http://secunia.com/advisories/33117
http://www.mailscanner.info/ChangeLog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32376
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46725

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-18T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.145Z

Reserved: 2008-11-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5140

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-18T16:00:01.093

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:53:22.907

Link: CVE-2008-5140

Redhat

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