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 December 9, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
60.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

/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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00949 · 60.8th percentile
Published
2008-12-09T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 DEC 00:00Z
    /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…
    cvelistv5