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maildirsync — security advisory
sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.
- Products
- maildirsync
- Affected versions
- 1.2-2, 1.2-2.1, 1.2-2.2, 1.2-3, 1.2-4, 1.2-5
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-5150
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5150
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Complete source record
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