CVE-2008-5378 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in arb 0.0.20071207.1, specifically within the arb-kill utility. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system by exploiting a symlink attack against temporary files created in /tmp. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires medium attack complexity and local access. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.0.20071207.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lehrstuhl_fur_mikrobiologie:arb:0.0.20071207.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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