CVE-2008-5034
N/A
Published: November 10, 2008 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPrintfilters Ppd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating 'this package does not have " possibility of attack with the help of symlinks"'
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/printfilters-ppdMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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