CVE-2008-5370 — Link Following in Pvpgn

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
PvpgnDebian Pvpgn
Timeline
PublishedDec 8
Latest updateMay 17

Description

pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pvpgn-support-1.0.tar.gz temporary file.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/pvpgn< pvpgn 1.8.1-2 (bookworm)
▶Debianpvpgn/pvpgn< 1.8.1-2+3
▶NVDpvpgn/pvpgn1.8.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-j233-jmp5-mj9g: pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2008-5370: pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1↗2008-12-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2008-5370: pvpgn - pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...↗2008
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CVE-2008-5370 — Link Following in Debian Pvpgn | cvebase