DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5378

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5378
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5378.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5378
Upstream
Published
2008-12-08T23:30:00.487Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:53.062642Z
Summary
[none]
Details

arb-kill in arb 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/arbpids_ temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / arb

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.0.20071207.1-6

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.20050318-1
0.0.20050506-1
0.0.20050506-2
0.0.20050506-3
0.0.20050526-1
0.0.20050526-2
0.0.20050526-3
0.0.20050526-4
0.0.20050526-5
0.0.20050526-6
0.0.20050526-7
0.0.20071207-1
0.0.20071207.1-1
0.0.20071207.1-2
0.0.20071207.1-3
0.0.20071207.1-4
0.0.20071207.1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5378.json"

Debian:12 / arb

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.0.20071207.1-6

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.20050318-1
0.0.20050506-1
0.0.20050506-2
0.0.20050506-3
0.0.20050526-1
0.0.20050526-2
0.0.20050526-3
0.0.20050526-4
0.0.20050526-5
0.0.20050526-6
0.0.20050526-7
0.0.20071207-1
0.0.20071207.1-1
0.0.20071207.1-2
0.0.20071207.1-3
0.0.20071207.1-4
0.0.20071207.1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5378.json"

Debian:13 / arb

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.0.20071207.1-6

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.20050318-1
0.0.20050506-1
0.0.20050506-2
0.0.20050506-3
0.0.20050526-1
0.0.20050526-2
0.0.20050526-3
0.0.20050526-4
0.0.20050526-5
0.0.20050526-6
0.0.20050526-7
0.0.20071207-1
0.0.20071207.1-1
0.0.20071207.1-2
0.0.20071207.1-3
0.0.20071207.1-4
0.0.20071207.1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5378.json"