VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5706
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.79%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/trigger.tmp temporary file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')