DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5377

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5377

    Published: 8 Dec 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-5377

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5377

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cups

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/cups?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.8-1lenny1

    Affected versions

    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