VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5379
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
netdisco-mibs-installer 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/netdisco-mibs-0.6.tar.gz temporary file, related to the (1) netdisco-mibs-install and (2) netdisco-mibs-download scripts.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')