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CVE-2008-5378

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-12-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

arb-kill in arb 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/arb_pids_*_* temporary file.

Affected products

• Lehrstuhl Fur Mikrobiologie Arb: 0.0.20071207.1

References

• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30895
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30895

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