CVE-2008-5155

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

mail2sms.sh in smsclient 2.0.8z allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/header.##### or (2) /tmp/body.##### temporary file, or append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (3) /tmp/sms.log temporary file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5155: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix