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 via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 59th percentile

Published

2008-12-09

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7313

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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