VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5394
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.95%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
/bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')