| Name | CVE-2008-5152 |
| Description | inmail-show in mh-book 200605 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/inmail#####.log or (2) /tmp/inmail#####.stdin 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) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mh-book (PTS) | bullseye | 200605-2.1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 200605-2.2 | vulnerable | |
| trixie, sid | 200605-2.3 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mh-book | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
unsafe code is in example script