CVE-2008-5374 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in bash-doc version 3.2, affecting the aliasconv.sh, aliasconv.bash, and cshtobash scripts. A local attacker can exploit this by manipulating temporary files in /tmp/ to overwrite arbitrary files. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, with medium attack complexity requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matthias_klose:bash-doc:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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