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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-5374
bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
Vulnerability Description
bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.
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://secunia.com/advisories/43365
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0414
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51086
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32733
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:004
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1073.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-05.xml
- http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0261.html
Affected Vendor
matthias klose
View all reports →Affected Software
bash-doc
Vulnerable Versions:
3.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 8th, 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.