CVE-2008-5140

Impact

trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506353#44
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32730
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33117
• http://www.mailscanner.info/ChangeLog
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32376
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46725
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506353#44
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32730
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33117
• http://www.mailscanner.info/ChangeLog
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32376
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46725