CVE-2008-5141 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the flamethrower package.
- 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-2008-5141?
CVE-2008-5141 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### temporary file.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dann Frazier Flamethrower.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5141?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-5141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5141, DSA-1676-1, GHSA-v5p6-jx3j-whpj.