DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5152

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5152
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5152.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5152
Upstream
Published
2008-11-18T16:00:01.313Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:52.787220Z
Summary
[none]
Details

inmail-show in mh-book 200605 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/inmail#####.log or (2) /tmp/inmail#####.stdin temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mh-book?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

200605-2.*
200605-2.1
200605-2.2
200605-2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5152.json"

Debian:12 / mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mh-book?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

200605-2.*
200605-2.2
200605-2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5152.json"

Debian:13 / mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mh-book?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

200605-2.*
200605-2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5152.json"

Debian:14 / mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mh-book?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

200605-2.*
200605-2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5152.json"