Federico Di Gregorio nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 Installer link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Federico Di Gregorio nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-5144. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Federico Di Gregorio nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

The weakness was published 11/18/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5144 since 11/18/2008. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 254327 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-5144), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (254327) and SecurityFocus (BID 32411†). Similar entries are available at VDB-45338, VDB-45337, VDB-45096 and VDB-45094. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 254327
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-5144

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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08/11/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2310 days 🔍
08/25/2025 +3814 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5144 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5144
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45095
SecurityFocus: 32411 - NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/25/2025 21:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (45), 10/14/2018 08:45 (6), 08/25/2025 21:19 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:85D:103

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