Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5312
mailscanner 4.55.10 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) panda-autoupdate.new, (4) trend-autoupdate.new, and (5) rav-autoupdate.new scripts in /etc/MailScanner/autoupdate/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5140.
Products affected by CVE-2008-5312
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.64.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.63.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.62.9-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.61.7-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.60.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.73.4-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.67.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.65.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.58.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.56.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.71.10-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.70.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.69.9-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.68.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.55.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.72.5-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.68.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.66.5-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.59.4-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.57.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5312
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5312
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9
|
MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
|
10.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-5312
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The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-5312
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