CVE-2008-5142

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

sendbug in freebsd-sendpr 3.113+5.3 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/pr.##### temporary file.

Affected products

Freebsd-Sendpr: 3.113+5.3

References

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32381
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32381

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