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ppp — security advisory
ip-up in ppp-udeb 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/resolv.conf.tmp 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-2008-5367
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ip-up in ppp-udeb 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/resolv.conf.tmp temporary file.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5367
ppp
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Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5367",
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}
],
"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:48.744458346Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2008-5367"
],
"references": [
"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5367"
]
},
"related_cves": [
{
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"evidence": "/upstream"
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],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": null
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 419067,
"published_at": "2008-12-08T23:30:00.253+00:00"
}