CVE-2008-5150 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can append data to arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary log files in maildirsync.
- 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-2008-5150?
CVE-2008-5150 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
sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5150?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jose Carlos Medeiros Maildirsync.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5150?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5150 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-2008-5150 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150, GHSA-xq8g-h7mf-47qr, UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5150.