CVE-2008-5377 in CUPS

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 12/08/2008
• Disclosure: 12/08/2008
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-59 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 8.4
• EPSS: 0.00224
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5377
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5377
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-5377/