CVE-2008-5256 The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock temporary file...
MediumCVSS 4.4
EPSS 0.35%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock temporary file.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| virtualox | <= 2.0.4 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.3.2 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.3.4 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.3.6 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.3.8 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.4.0 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.5.0 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.5.2 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.5.4 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.5.6 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.6.0 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.6.2 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.6.4 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 1.6.6 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 2.0.0 | No fix listed |
| virtualox | = 2.0.2 | No fix listed |
References
- bugs.debian.org
- SUSE-SR:2009:004 vendor-advisory
- 32851 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 247326 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2009:011 vendor-advisory
- 32444 patch vdb-entry
- 1021384 vdb-entry
- www.virtualbox.org
- www.virtualbox.org patch
- ADV-2008-3410 vdb-entry
- sun-virtualbox-ipcdunix-symlink(46826) vdb-entry