PT-2008-6496 · Sdm · Sdm-Terminal

Dmitry E. Oboukhov · Published 2008-12-08 · Updated 2008-12-09 · CVE-2008-5372

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 sdm-terminal version 0.4.0b

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sdm.autologin.once temporary file. This is related to the sdm-login component in sdm-terminal.

Recommendations For version 0.4.0b, consider restricting access to the sdm-login component to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the sdm-login feature until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5372

Affected Products

Sdm-Terminal

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5372 · Security Note
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00283.html · Note