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mail2sms.sh in smsclient 2.0.8z allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/header.##### or (2) /tmp/body.##### temporary file, or append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (3) /tmp/sms.log temporary file

Published Nov 18, 2008

Description

mail2sms.sh in smsclient 2.0.8z allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/header.##### or (2) /tmp/body.##### temporary file, or append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (3) /tmp/sms.log temporary file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-59

References (3)

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-2008-5155
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2008-5155
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2008-5155