Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-5034

Description

master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating 'this package does not have " possibility of attack with the help of symlinks"'

Affected products

A Mennucc1/Printfilters Ppd
cpe:2.3:a:a_mennucc1:printfilters-ppd:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/printfilters-ppdnvdExploit
bugs.debian.org/496417nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd

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