CVE-2008-5135
os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/mounted-map or (2) /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "the insecure code path should only ever run inside a d-i environment, which has no non-root users.
Published:Nov 18, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Nov 18, 2008
EPSS Score:0.00038
CVSS Score:6.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Debian
Product
Os-prober
Debian
Os-prober
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
