VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5155
CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability1.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
mail2sms.sh in smsclient 2.0.8z allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/header.##### or (2) /tmp/body.##### temporary file, or append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (3) /tmp/sms.log temporary file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')