Vulnerability in Verlihub-Project Verlihub
CVE-2008-5706
The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/trigger.tmp temporary file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Verlihub-Project Verlihub — versions 0.9.8d
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.debian.org/506530
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32889 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183 (exploit)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/16 (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4800 (third-party-advisory)