MEDIUM
lazarus: Multiple insecure auxiliary /tmp files usage (symlink attack possible)
Published Nov 10, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00405
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00405
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 32.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 32.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00024) | 3.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/496377 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/bollin/source/browse/lazarus/trunk/debian/patches/07_sh_using_tmp.dpatch?spec=svn3462&r=3462 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/lazarus-src x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30917 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5007 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235828 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460642 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44824 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5007
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5007
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/496377 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://code.google.com/p/bollin/source/browse/lazarus/trunk/debian/patches/07_sh_using_tmp.dpatch?spec=svn3462&r=3462 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/lazarus-src | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30917 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5007 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235828 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460642 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44824 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5007 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5007 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 10, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 10, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5007
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a