DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5366

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5366
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5366.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5366
Upstream
Published
2008-12-08T23:30:00.220Z
Modified
2026-03-17T02:42:28.642856Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The postinst script in ppp 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/probe-finished or (2) /tmp/ppp-errors temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ppp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*
2.4.9-1+1
2.4.9-1+1.1
2.5.0-1+1
2.5.0-1+2
2.5.1-1+1~exp1
2.5.1-1+1
2.5.2-1+1~exp1
2.5.2-1+1
2.5.2-1+1.1
2.5.2-1+1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5366.json"

Debian:12 / ppp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*
2.4.9-1+1.1
2.5.0-1+1
2.5.0-1+2
2.5.1-1+1~exp1
2.5.1-1+1
2.5.2-1+1~exp1
2.5.2-1+1
2.5.2-1+1.1
2.5.2-1+1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5366.json"

Debian:13 / ppp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*
2.5.2-1+1
2.5.2-1+1.1
2.5.2-1+1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5366.json"

Debian:14 / ppp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*
2.5.2-1+1
2.5.2-1+1.1
2.5.2-1+1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5366.json"