DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5377

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5377
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5377.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5377
Upstream
Published
2008-12-08T23:30:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:08:18.370120Z
Summary
[none]
Details

pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1333.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / cups

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.8-1lenny1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / cups

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.8-1lenny1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / cups

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.8-1lenny1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / cups

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.8-1lenny1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}