CVE-2008-5379 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in netdisco-mibs-installer version 1.0, affecting the oliver_gorwits netdisco_mibs_installer product. This flaw allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on the /tmp/netdisco-mibs-0.6.tar.gz temporary file during the execution of netdisco-mibs-install or netdisco-mibs-download scripts. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (High), the vulnerability has a local attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oliver_gorwits:netdisco_mibs_installer:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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