CVE-2008-5156 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in systemimager-server version 3.6.3, specifically within the si_mkbootserver component. An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack on temporary files in /tmp, leading to arbitrary file overwrites. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring local access and medium attack complexity, but resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dann_frazier:systemimager-server:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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