CVE-2008-5377 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in CUPS version 1.3.8, specifically affecting the pstopdf utility, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on a temporary log file. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access and medium attack complexity. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV list, an exploit module for local privilege escalation is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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