CVE-2008-5140 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.

Published: 2008-11-18

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:mailscanner:4.55.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5119	trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00036.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506353#44
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32730
http://secunia.com/advisories/33117
http://www.mailscanner.info/ChangeLog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32376
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46725

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Mailscanner

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-18T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.145Z

Reserved: 2008-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5140

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-18T16:00:01.093

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5140

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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