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CVE-2008-5706

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-12-22 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/trigger.tmp temporary file.

Affected products

• Verlihub-Project Verlihub: 0.9.8d-rc2

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/506530
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/16
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4800
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32889
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183
• http://bugs.debian.org/506530
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/16
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4800
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32889
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7183

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