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CVE-2008-5155

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5155 describes a local file overwrite and append vulnerability in smsclient 2.0.8z, specifically within the mail2sms.sh script. This vulnerability, rated with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows an attacker to manipulate temporary files via symlink attacks, leading to arbitrary file modification or data appending. While severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.8zCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:smsclient:smsclient:2.0.8z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0130 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.debian.org / debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
uvw.ru / report.sid.txt
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/32405