CVE-2008-5141 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### temporary file.

Published: 2008-11-18

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dann_frazier:flamethrower:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1676-1	New flamethrower packages fix denial of service
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5120	flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### 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 0.00028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506350
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32891
http://secunia.com/advisories/32961
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1676
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32386
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46717

History

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Dann Frazier Flamethrower

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.228Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-5141

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-18T16:00:01.110

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

Link: CVE-2008-5141

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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