pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1333
Published Dec 8, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.66%
Description
pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1333.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of CUPS as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Affected script is not part of the upstream CUPS distribution, but rather an addition used by Debian-based distributions (and possibly others). CUPS packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 also provide pstopdf filter. However, that filter is different from the one used in Debian-based distributions, and is unaffected by this flaw. Additionally, all filters used by CUPS on all versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux are run under an unprivileged "lp" user, making the root privilege escalation mentioned in the published exploit impossible.
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.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 49.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.72% (0.00717) | 48.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00190) | 38.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5377 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5377
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5377
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7550 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| 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 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5377 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5377 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5377 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7550 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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