CVE-2008-5394
/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...
- Published
- Dec 9, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 1, 2008
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 60.2%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
/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.
Sources
Paul Szabo · linux · Dec 1, 2008
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