Unscored severity · published Dec 3, 2008
CVE-2008-5313
mailscanner 4.68.8 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files used by the (1)…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
mailscanner 4.68.8 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files used by the (1) f-prot-autoupdate, (2) clamav-autoupdate, (3) avast-autoupdate, and (4) f-prot-6-autoupdate scripts in /etc/MailScanner/autoupdate/; the (5) bitdefender-wrapper, (6) kaspersky-wrapper, (7) clamav-wrapper, and (8) rav-wrapper scripts in /etc/MailScanner/wrapper/; the (9) Quarantine.pm, (10) TNEF.pm, (11) MessageBatch.pm, (12) WorkArea.pm, and (13) SA.pm scripts in /usr/share/MailScanner/MailScanner/; (14) /usr/sbin/MailScanner; and (15) scripts that load the /etc/MailScanner/mailscanner.conf.with.mcp configuration file.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mailscanner · Mailscanner
4.68.8; 4.68.8-1; 4.69.9-3; 4.70.7-1; 4.71.10-1; 4.72.5-1; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5313
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5313
bugs.debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506353#44
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33117
www.mailscanner.info
http://www.mailscanner.info/ChangeLog
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/29/1
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32557
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