CVE-2008-5372

sdm-login in sdm-terminal 0.4.0b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sdm.autologin.once temporary file...

CVE-2008-5372

The CVE-2008-5372 entry concerns sdm-login in sdm-terminal 0.4.0b, where a local user can exploit a symlink vulnerability to overwrite the temporary file /tmp/sdm.autologin.once. This is a local privilege issue that can impact confidentiality and integrity (as indicated by the CVE data) through a...