CVE-2008-5394

N/A Unknown
Published: December 09, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

/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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/332198
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/505071
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/505271
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/52200
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4695
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:062
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498769/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32552
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-695-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47037
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7313
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/332198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.debian.org/505071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.debian.org/505271
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/52200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498769/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32552
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-695-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
24th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

debian

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