CVE-2008-5155 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite or append to arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2008-5155?
CVE-2008-5155 is a critical 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
mail2sms.sh in smsclient 2.0.8z allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/header.##### or (2) /tmp/body.##### temporary file, or append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (3) /tmp/sms.log temporary file.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5155?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Smsclient Smsclient.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5155?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5155 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-2008-5155 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5155 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vxwx-pgmh-62gg.