DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5146

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5146
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5146.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5146
Upstream
Published
2008-11-18T16:00:01Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:57Z
Summary
[none]
Details

add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / ctn

Package

Name
ctn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ctn?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.2.0~dfsg-7
3.2.0~dfsg-7.1
3.2.0~dfsg-8
3.2.0~dfsg-9
3.2.0~dfsg-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5146.json"

Debian:13 / ctn

Package

Name
ctn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ctn?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.2.0~dfsg-8
3.2.0~dfsg-9
3.2.0~dfsg-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5146.json"

Debian:14 / ctn

Package

Name
ctn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ctn?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.2.0~dfsg-8
3.2.0~dfsg-9
3.2.0~dfsg-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5146.json"