CVE-2008-5142 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the sendbug utility.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5142?
CVE-2008-5142 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
sendbug in freebsd-sendpr 3.113+5.3 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/pr.##### temporary file.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5142?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd-Sendpr.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-5142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jwhf-g3hg-w2gv.