DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5150
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150
Upstream
Published
2008-11-18T16:00:01.267Z
Modified
2025-11-20T10:10:12.650440Z
Summary
[none]
Details

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / maildirsync

Package

Name
maildirsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/maildirsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.2-3
1.2-4
1.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150.json"

Debian:12 / maildirsync

Package

Name
maildirsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/maildirsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.2-4
1.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150.json"

Debian:13 / maildirsync

Package

Name
maildirsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/maildirsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.2-4
1.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150.json"

Debian:14 / maildirsync

Package

Name
maildirsync
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/maildirsync?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.2-4
1.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150.json"