| Name | CVE-2008-5366 |
| Description | The postinst script in ppp 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/probe-finished or (2) /tmp/ppp-errors temporary file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 509488 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ppp (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.4.6-3.1+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 2.4.7-1+4+deb9u1 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2.4.7-2+4.1+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 2.4.9-1+1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2.4.9-1+1.1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2.5.0-1+2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ppp | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | 509488 |
Notes
Package postinst isn't vulnerable, only .tmp files in /etc