CVE-2008-5256

Description

The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock temporary file.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1 vendor advisory
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32851 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444 vdb entry patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5256?
CVE-2008-5256 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5256?
To fix CVE-2008-5256, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5256 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5256 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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