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CVE-2008-53771 exploit

pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a differ…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 52%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1333.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-7550 CUPS < 1.3.8-4 - Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2008-12-22

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

  • lists.debian.org /debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • uvw.ru /report.sid.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/7550 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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