VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-0525

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-01-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references