CVE-2008-5706

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-59 Link Following

Publication date:

22/12/2008

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/trigger.tmp temporary file.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

6.90

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:verlihub-project:verlihub:0.9.8d:rc2::::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://bugs.debian.org/506530
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/16
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4800
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32889
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183
http://bugs.debian.org/506530
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/16
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4800
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32889
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183