CVE-2008-5149 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the NCBI library.
- 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-2008-5149?
CVE-2008-5149 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
fwd_check.sh in libncbi6 6.1.20080302 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/##### temporary file.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5149?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aucko Libncbi6.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5149?
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-2008-5149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5149, GHSA-38x8-c7cg-pg87.