CVE-2008-5136
tkusr in tkusr 0.82 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ...
tkusr in tkusr 0.82 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/tkusr.pgm temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
tkusr in tkusr 0.82 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/tkusr.pgm temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5136- 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
tkusr in tkusr 0.82 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/tkusr.pgm temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5136- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5115 No score
tkusr in tkusr 0.82 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/tkusr.pgm temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5115- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wpw2-359h-43fc No score
tkusr in tkusr 0.82 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ...
tkusr in tkusr 0.82 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/tkusr.pgm temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-wpw2-359h-43fc- 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-2008-5136 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Ldrolez Tkusr, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.