PT-2008-6188 · Unknown · Printfilters-Ppd

Robert Buchholz · Published 2008-11-10 · Updated 2024-08-07 · CVE-2008-5034

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions printfilters-ppd version 2.13

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. The vendor disputes this issue, stating that the package does not have the possibility of attack with the help of symlinks.

Recommendations For printfilters-ppd version 2.13, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5034

Affected Products

Printfilters-Ppd

References · 6

• 🔥 http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/printfilters-ppd · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5034 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/496417 · Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/89608 · Telegram Post