MEDIUM
pam_mount temporary file symlink attack
Published Nov 18, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.29%
Description
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.43
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
0.29% 0.00286
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00286
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 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 19.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 20.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00025) | 4.02th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32780 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5138 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472109 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46724 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5138
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5138
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32780 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5138 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472109 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46724 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5138 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5138 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 18, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 18, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5138
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a