VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-2266

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-05-16
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references