DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5374

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5374
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5374.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5374
Upstream
Published
2008-12-08T23:30:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:56Z
Summary
[none]
Details

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / bash

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5374.json"

Debian:13 / bash

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5374.json"

Debian:14 / bash

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5374.json"