CVE-2008-5394
/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
02 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
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
- 0.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 60.8% 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
- 2008-12-09 00:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:49Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-12-08
- 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
- b9a80aaf06da368e76899f20d7d909b1a7ab6a4692cdda9f1d7a64c71fcaefb5
05 Affected products
06 References
- osvdb.org52200http://osvdb.org/52200
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/505271
- www.securityfocus.com32552http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32552
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/332198
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comdebian-login-symlink(47037)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47037
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200903-24http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:062http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:062
- www.securityfocus.com20081130 /bin/login gives root to group utmphttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498769/100/0/threaded
- www.exploit-db.com7313https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7313
- securityreason.com4695http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4695
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/505071
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-695-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-695-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- shadow Fixed in 1:4.1.1-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- shadow Fixed in 1:4.1.1-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- shadow Fixed in 1:4.1.1-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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