CVE-2008-5372

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

sdm-login in sdm-terminal 0.4.0b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sdm.autologin.once temporary file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 8, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

Related CVEs from 2008

CVE-2008-53736.9mtx-changer.Adic-Scalar-24 in bacula-common 2.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mtx.##### tCVE-2008-53746.9bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliCVE-2008-53756.9cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cmus-status temporary filCVE-2008-53766.9editcomment in crip 3.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.tag.tmp temporary file.CVE-2008-53776.9pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a differeCVE-2008-53786.9arb-kill in arb 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/arb_pids_*_* temporary file.CVE-2008-53796.9netdisco-mibs-installer 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/netdisco-mibs-0.6.tar.gz temporCVE-2008-53806.9gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.09 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an (a) /tmp/geo#####, a (b) /tmCVE-2008-53819.3Buffer overflow in the URL processing in ffdshow (aka ffdshow-tryout) before SVN revision 2347 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary CVE-2008-53826.8Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in I-O DATA DEVICE HDL-F160, HDL-F250, HDL-F300, and HDL-F320 firmware before 1.02 allows reCVE-2008-53839.3Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (appliCVE-2008-53846.9crontab in bos.rte.cron in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 allows local users with aix.system.config.cron authorization to gain privileges by la
CVE-2008-5372: Medium severity, CVSS 6.9 | Vulnix