CVE-2008-5157

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

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 33.6% 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.

Published

2008-11-18 15:00Z17 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 10:40Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2008-11-18

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

3406cfbb131a2f452e2e2ce22d562ad9a46a8986ee7714e7b443acd004f48fab

• bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506348x_refsource_MISC
• lists.debian.org[debian-devel] 20080813 Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packageshttp://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• uvw.ruhttp://uvw.ru/report.sid.txtx_refsource_MISC
• secunia.com32821http://secunia.com/advisories/32821third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comtau-multiple-scripts-symlink(46704)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46704vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• www.securityfocus.com32404http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32404vdb-entryx_refsource_BID