PT-2008-6499 · Crip · Crip

Published 2008-12-08 · Updated 2008-12-09 · CVE-2008-5376

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 crip version 3.7

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.tag.tmp temporary file. This is related to the editcomment function in crip.

Recommendations For crip version 3.7, consider restricting access to the editcomment function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Additionally, as a temporary workaround, avoid using the editcomment function to minimize the risk of arbitrary file overwrites.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5376

Affected Products

Crip

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5376 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5376 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5376 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5376 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html · Note
• http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt · Note