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CVE-2008-5394
/bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to…
High7.2EPSS 0.95%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
/bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.95% · top 39% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- 52200 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/505271 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32552 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/332198 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- debian-login-symlink(47037) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- GLSA-200903-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20081130 /bin/login gives root to group utmp (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 7313 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 4695 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/505071 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-695-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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