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CVE-2008-5256

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CVE-2008-5256

Published: Nov 27, 2008

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

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affected
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References

247326
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
32851
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2008-3410
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
1021384
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
SUSE-SR:2009:004
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
32444
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
MDVSA-2009:011
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA

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