CVE-2008-5034
** DISPUTED ** master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating 'this package does not have " possibility of attack with the help of symlinks"'
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating 'this package does not have " possibility of attack with the help of symlinks"'
- Record
CVE-2008-5034- 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
master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating 'this package does not have " possibility of attack with the help of symlinks"'
- Record
CVE-2008-5034- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5013 No score
master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating 'this package does not have " possibility of attack with the help of symlinks"'
- Record
EUVD-2008-5013- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6pj-9m3q-j6m8 No score
** DISPUTED ** master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
** DISPUTED ** master-filter in printfilters-ppd 2.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filter.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating 'this package does not have " possibility of attack with the help of symlinks"'.
- Record
GHSA-v6pj-9m3q-j6m8- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5034 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in A Mennucc1 Printfilters-ppd, published November 10, 2008. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile.