CVE-2008-5140
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (26th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5119)
- Published
- November 18, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5119 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / mailscanner
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506353#44
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32730
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33117(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.mailscanner.info/ChangeLog(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32376
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46725
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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