CVE-2008-5312: Medium severity mailscanner vulnerability

Published Dec 3, 2008

Updated

mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files used by the (1) f-prot-autoupdate, (2) clamav-autoupdate, (3) panda-autoupdate.new, (4) trend-autoupdate.new, and (5) rav-autoupdate.new scripts in /etc/MailScanner/autoupdate/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5140.

Affected Software

20 affected components

mailscanner mailscanner=4.73.4-2

mailscanner mailscanner=4.67.6-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.59.4-2

mailscanner mailscanner=4.58.9-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.64.3-2

mailscanner mailscanner=4.70.7-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.68.8-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.61.7-2

mailscanner mailscanner=4.72.5-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.68.8

mailscanner mailscanner=4.56.8-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.62.9-3

mailscanner mailscanner=4.66.5-3

mailscanner mailscanner=4.69.9-3

mailscanner mailscanner=4.60.8-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.57.7-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.63.8-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.55.10

mailscanner mailscanner=4.65.3-1

mailscanner mailscanner=4.71.10-1

Event History

Dec 3, 2008

CVE Published

via MITRE·05:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·05:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5312?

CVE-2008-5312 is classified as a critical vulnerability that can allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5312?

To fix CVE-2008-5312, upgrade MailScanner to version 4.74.16-1 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5312?

CVE-2008-5312 affects MailScanner versions 4.55.10 and earlier up to but not including 4.74.16-1.

Can CVE-2008-5312 be exploited remotely?

No, CVE-2008-5312 requires local access for exploitation through a symlink attack.

What systems are vulnerable to CVE-2008-5312?

Any system running affected versions of MailScanner, including versions 4.55.10 to 4.74.16-1, is vulnerable to CVE-2008-5312.