PT-2008-6282 · Tkman · Tkman

Dmitry E. Oboukhov · Published 2008-11-18 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2008-5137

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 tkman version 2.2

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/tkman##### or (2) /tmp/ll temporary file.

Recommendations For tkman version 2.2, consider restricting access to the temporary files /tmp/tkman##### and /tmp/ll to prevent a symlink attack until a patch is available.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5137

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10018-1

Affected Products

Tkman

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5137 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10018-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5137 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32407 · Note
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html · Note