UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5152
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152
Upstream
Published
2008-11-18T16:00:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:04Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - negligible
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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mh-book?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
200605-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mh-book",
            "binary_version": "200605-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mh-book?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
200605-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mh-book",
            "binary_version": "200605-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mh-book?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
200605-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mh-book",
            "binary_version": "200605-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mh-book?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

200605-2.*
200605-2.1
200605-2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mh-book",
            "binary_version": "200605-2.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mh-book?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

200605-2.*
200605-2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mh-book",
            "binary_version": "200605-2.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mh-book?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

200605-2.*
200605-2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mh-book",
            "binary_version": "200605-2.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
mh-book

Package

Name
mh-book
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mh-book?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

200605-2.*
200605-2.3
200605-2.3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mh-book",
            "binary_version": "200605-2.3build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5152.json"