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CVE-2008-5394
published 2008-12-09

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…

high7.2CVSS 3.1
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
/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 referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry.

Affected

6 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianshadow< shadow 1:4.1.1-6 (bookworm)shadow 1:4.1.1-6 (bookworm)
debianshadow
shadow_projectshadow>= 0 < 1:4.1.1-61:4.1.1-6
shadow_projectshadow>= 0 < 1:4.1.1-61:4.1.1-6
shadow_projectshadow>= 0 < 1:4.1.1-61:4.1.1-6
shadow_projectshadow>= 0 < 1:4.1.1-61:4.1.1-6

CVSS provenance

nvd7.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.2HIGH