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CVE-2008-5150 (GCVE-0-2008-5150)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-18 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:40
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Summary
sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2008-08-13 00:00
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