CVE-2008-2266
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated
02 Description
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 24.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-05-16 06:54Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9a57b0dc77b6882d2cbf6f43ba75c2ef2e936728d8933905f8c7a7ccb754104b
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200808-11http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972
- secunia.com31420http://secunia.com/advisories/31420
- secunia.com30171http://secunia.com/advisories/30171
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080514 Re: CVE id request: uudeviewhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10
- www.securityfocus.com29211http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comuudeview-tempnam-symlink(42407)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080530 Re: CVE id request: uudeviewhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- uudeview Fixed in 0.5.20-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- uudeview Fixed in 0.5.20-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- uudeview Fixed in 0.5.20-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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