CVE-2008-5148
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
sch2eaglepos.sh in geda-gnetlist 1.4.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/##### 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
- 0.4% (33th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5127)
- 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-2008-5127 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- geda / gnetlist
References
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32806
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32875
- http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt(Exploit)
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00431.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00475.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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