CVE-2008-5373 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Bacula's mtx-changer.Adic-Scalar-24 component (bacula-common 2.4.2). An attacker can exploit this by creating a symbolic link to an arbitrary file, causing the program to overwrite it when it attempts to create a temporary file in /tmp/mtx.#####. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (High), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires local access and moderate attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bacula:bacula:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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