CVE-2008-5146 add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
MediumCVSS 6.9
EPSS 0.45%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| erl wustl ctn | = 3.0.6 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:12) | All versions | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:12) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-10 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:12) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-7 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:12) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-7.1 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:12) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-8 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:12) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-9 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:13) | All versions | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:13) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-10 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:13) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-8 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:13) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-9 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:14) | All versions | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:14) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-10 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:14) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-8 | No fix listed |
| debian/ctn(Debian:14) | = 3.2.0~dfsg-9 | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/ctn(Ubuntu:24.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/ctn(Ubuntu:26.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/ctn(Ubuntu:26.10) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/ctn(Ubuntu:22.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- Ubuntu CVE tracker vendor-advisory
- www.cve.org
- [debian-devel] 20080813 Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packages mailing-list
- uvw.ru exploit
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2008-5146 vendor-advisory