CVE-2008-5366 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the ppp 2.4.4rel package on Debian GNU/Linux. The flaw allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on temporary files created by the postinst script. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring medium attack complexity but no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:marco_d\'itri:ppp:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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