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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-5256
The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before...
Vulnerability Description
The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock 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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1
- http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32851
- http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011
Affected Vendor
virtualox
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virtualox
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 1.3.6, 1.3.8, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.5.2, 1.5.4, 1.5.6, 1.6.0, 1.6.2, 1.6.4, 1.6.6, 2.0.0, 2.0.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 27th, 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.