CVE-2008-5374: bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2)…

PriorityP417medium6.9CVSS 2.0

AVLACMAuNCCICAC

EPSS

0.34%

26.0th percentile

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	bash	< bash 4.0-2 (bookworm)	bash 4.0-2 (bookworm)
gnu	bash	>= 0 < 4.0-2	4.0-2
gnu	bash	>= 0 < 4.0-2	4.0-2
gnu	bash	>= 0 < 4.0-2	4.0-2
gnu	bash	>= 0 < 4.0-2	4.0-2
matthias_klose	bash-doc	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.06.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv6.9MEDIUM

vendor_debian6.9LOW

vendor_redhat6.9MEDIUM

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