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| Vulnerability ID | VCID-kskc-e1m1-aaam |
| Aliases |
CVE-2008-5394
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| Summary | /bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 2.0 |
| Weighted Severity | 6.5 |
| Risk | 10.0 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Data source | Exploit-DB |
|---|---|
| Date added | Nov. 30, 2008 |
| Description | Debian - Symlink In Login Arbitrary File Ownership |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
| Source publication date | Dec. 1, 2008 |
| Exploit type | local |
| Platform | linux |
| Exploitability (E) | Access Vector (AV) | Access Complexity (AC) | Authentication (Au) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
high functional unproven proof_of_concept not_defined |
local adjacent_network network |
high medium low |
multiple single none |
none partial complete |
none partial complete |
none partial complete |
| Percentile | 0.10625 |
| EPSS Score | 0.00043 |
| Published At | Nov. 1, 2024, midnight |
| Date | Actor | Action | Source | VulnerableCode Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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