Is CVE-2008-5367 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5367 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5367?

CVE-2008-5367 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5367

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

ip-up in ppp-udeb 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/resolv.conf.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% (36th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5344)
Published: December 8, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5344 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

marco d'itri / ppp-udeb

References

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00283.html

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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