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 NVD

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, 61st percentile

Published

2008-12-09

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

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

Security advisories

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:062
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32552
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-695-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry