Vulnerability in Smsclient

CVE-2008-5155

mail2sms.sh in smsclient 2.0.8z allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/header.##### or (2) /tmp/body.##### temporary file, or append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (3) /tmp/sms.log temporary file.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Smsclient — versions 2.0.8z
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)