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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-5372
sdm-login in sdm-terminal 0.4.0b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
sdm-login in sdm-terminal 0.4.0b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sdm.autologin.once 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
jonas smedegaard
View all reports →Affected Software
sdm-terminal
Vulnerable Versions:
0.4.0b
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 8th, 2008
Last Modified:
September 16th, 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.