CVE-2008-5374
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.
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Statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-5374
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (bash) | RHSA-2011:0261 | 2011-02-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (bash) | RHSA-2011:1073 | 2011-07-21 |
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