| Name | CVE-2008-5146 |
| Description | add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ctn (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 3.2.0~dfsg-7 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 3.2.0~dfsg-8 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ctn | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
unsafe code is in example script