CVE-2008-5370 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pvpgn-support-1.0.tar.gz temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00024.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Pvpgn	Pvpgn

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pvpgn:pvpgn:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5347	pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pvpgn-support-1.0.tar.gz temporary file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00283.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-08T23:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:11:01.334Z

Reserved: 2008-12-08T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2008-5370

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-08T23:30:00.347

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5370

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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