CVE-2008-5394 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

/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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00077.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian Subscribe	Shadow Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1709-1	New shadow packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5371	/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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-695-1	shadow vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/332198
http://bugs.debian.org/505071
http://bugs.debian.org/505271
http://osvdb.org/52200
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4695
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:062
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498769/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32552
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-695-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47037
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7313

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-09T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:12.898Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-5394

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-09T00:30:00.517

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

Link: CVE-2008-5394

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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