CVE-2008-5140 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in MailScanner versions prior to 4.74.16-1, specifically affecting the 'trend-autoupdate.new' script. An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack on temporary files like /tmp/opr.ini.##### or /tmp/lpt*.zip, leading to arbitrary file overwrites. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, medium complexity, and a critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.55.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:mailscanner:4.55.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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