CVE-2008-5312 json
mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certai…
published 2008-12-03 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5289
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files used by the (1) f-prot-autoupdate, (2) clamav-autoupdate, (3) panda-autoupdate.new, (4) trend-autoupdate.new, and (5) rav-autoupdate.new scripts in /etc/MailScanner/autoupdate/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5140.
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/33117
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506353#44
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/32557
vdb-entry
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2008/11/29/1
mailing-list
- mailscanner.info /ChangeLog
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5312
- NVD CVE-2008-5312
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