DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5149

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5149
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5149.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5149
Upstream
Published
2008-11-18T16:00:01.250Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:12:34.190282Z
Summary
[none]
Details

fwd_check.sh in libncbi6 6.1.20080302 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/##### temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ncbi-tools6

Package

Name
ncbi-tools6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncbi-tools6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1.20080302-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5149.json"

Debian:12 / ncbi-tools6

Package

Name
ncbi-tools6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncbi-tools6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1.20080302-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5149.json"

Debian:13 / ncbi-tools6

Package

Name
ncbi-tools6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncbi-tools6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1.20080302-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5149.json"

Debian:14 / ncbi-tools6

Package

Name
ncbi-tools6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncbi-tools6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1.20080302-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5149.json"