CVE-2008-5256

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.4/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Nov 27, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5256: Medium severity, CVSS 4.4 | Vulnix