CVE-2008-5007 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite or delete arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Lazarus IDE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5007?
CVE-2008-5007 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5007?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lazarus Lazarus.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5007?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-5007 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5007, GHSA-hhv8-fqhv-49r6.