CVE-2008-5378 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-5378

arb-kill in arb 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...

Vulnerability Description

arb-kill in arb 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/arb_pids_*_* 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

lehrstuhl fur mikrobiologie

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Affected Software

arb
Vulnerable Versions:
0.0.20071207.1

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.