CVE-2008-5256
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock temporary file.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
secunia.com/advisories/32851
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444
www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384
www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810
www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826
Related
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%