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ppp — security advisory
The postinst script in ppp 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/probe-finished or (2) /tmp/ppp-errors temporary file.
- Products
- ppp
- Affected versions
- 2.4.9-1+1.1, 2.5.0-1+1, 2.5.0-1+2, 2.5.1-1+1, 2.5.1-1+1~exp1, 2.5.2-1+1, 2.5.2-1+1.1, 2.5.2-1+1.2, 2.5.2-1+1~exp1, 2.5.2-1+2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-5366
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:01 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The postinst script in ppp 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/probe-finished or (2) /tmp/ppp-errors temporary file.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5366
ppp
Fixed versions: Not specified
ppp
Fixed versions: Not specified
ppp
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5366",
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},
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"2.5.2-1+1.2",
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}
],
"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:32.893233789Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2008-5366"
],
"references": [
"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5366"
]
},
"related_cves": [
{
"value": "CVE-2008-5366",
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],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": null
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 417554,
"published_at": "2008-12-08T23:30:00.22+00:00"
}