CVE-2008-5140

Publication date 18 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Description

trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
mailscanner	11.10 oneiric	Not in release
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Ignored end of life, was needed
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

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Notes

jdstrand

Per Debian, script should only used when the private Trend Micro antivirus is installed

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5140