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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-5379
netdisco-mibs-installer 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via...
Vulnerability Description
netdisco-mibs-installer 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/netdisco-mibs-0.6.tar.gz temporary file, related to the (1) netdisco-mibs-install and (2) netdisco-mibs-download scripts.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
oliver gorwits
View all reports →Affected Software
netdisco mibs installer
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0
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.