CVE-2008-5366 — Link Following in PPP

CWE-59 — Link Following4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Marco D Itri PPPDebian PPP
Timeline
PublishedDec 8
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The postinst script in ppp 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/probe-finished or (2) /tmp/ppp-errors temporary file.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶debiandebian/ppp
▶NVDmarco_d_itri/ppp2.4.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-rfr2-972g-h6h9: The postinst script in ppp 2↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2008-5366: The postinst script in ppp 2↗2008-12-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2008-5366: ppp - The postinst script in ppp 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to ov...↗2008
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