| Name | CVE-2008-5377 |
| Description | pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1333. |
| 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 |
|---|
| cups (PTS) | buster | 2.2.10-6+deb10u6 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.2.10-6+deb10u9 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u6 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.4.2-3+deb12u5 | fixed |
| trixie | 2.4.7-1 | fixed |
| sid | 2.4.7-1.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| cups | source | (unstable) | 1.3.8-1lenny1 | low | | |
| cupsys | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
Notes
[etch] - cupsys <no-dsa> (Example script)