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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-5143
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/*.debug or (2) /tmp/*.env temporary file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
mohammed sameer
View all reports →Affected Software
multi-gnome-terminal
Vulnerable Versions:
1.6.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 18th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.