CVE-2008-2266
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products,...
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
- Record
CVE-2008-2266- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
- Record
CVE-2008-2266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2263 No score
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2263- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvxg-893h-9q6m No score
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products,...
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
- Record
GHSA-vvxg-893h-9q6m- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
- Record
CVE-2008-2266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2266 No score
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10292-1 No score
uudeview-0.5.20-257.9 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the uudeview-0.5.20-257.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10292-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2266 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Nzbget, published May 16, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in uudeview 0.5.20-3.1.