CVE-2008-5007
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete...
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2008-5007- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2008-5007- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4986 No score
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4986- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hhv8-fqhv-49r6 No score
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete...
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
- Record
GHSA-hhv8-fqhv-49r6- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2008-5007- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5007 No score
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5007- 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-2008-5007 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Lazarus, published November 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in lazarus 0.9.24-0-11.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235828
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/lazarus-src
uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
bugs.debian.org/496377
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securityfocus.com/bid/30917
code.google.com/p/bollin/source/browse/lazarus/trunk/debian/patches/07_sh_using_tmp.dpatch?spec=svn3462&r=3462
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44824
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5007
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hhv8-fqhv-49r6
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5007