CVE-2008-5156 — si_mkbootserver in systemimager-server 3.6.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/*.inetd.conf or (2) /tmp/pxe.conf.*.tmp temporary file

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si_mkbootserver in systemimager-server 3.6.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/.inetd.conf or (2) /tmp/pxe.conf..tmp temporary file

Published Nov 18, 2008

6.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.36%

Description

si_mkbootserver in systemimager-server 3.6.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/*.inetd.conf or (2) /tmp/pxe.conf.*.tmp temporary file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.36% 0.00363

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00363

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	0.36% (0.00363)	27.77th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.36% (0.00363)	27.93th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.03% (0.00026)	4.33th	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	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	28.64th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	26.62th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	12.04th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-59

References (3)

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32370
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt		x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32370		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

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

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-5156

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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