CVE-2008-5141 - flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### temporary file

MEDIUM

flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### temporary file

Published Nov 18, 2008

6.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.31%

flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### temporary file.

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-59

Link	Providers	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506350		x_refsource_MISC
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/32891		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32961		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1676		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32386		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46717		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 18, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Nov 18, 2008

Updated n/a

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Severity n/a

Public date n/a