VDB
CVE-2008-5138
CVE-2008-5138
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
EPSS 0.29% · 19.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6.900000095367432
EPSS Score
0.29%
19.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| bkleineidam | libpam_mount | 0.43 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Nov 18, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- SUSE-SR:2009:005 vendor-advisory
- [debian-devel] 20080811 Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packages mailing-list
- 32780 third-party-advisory
- libpammount-passwdehd-symlink(46724) vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5138 advisory