CVE-2008-5137
tkman in tkman 2.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) ...
tkman in tkman 2.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/tkman##### or (2) /tmp/ll temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
tkman in tkman 2.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/tkman##### or (2) /tmp/ll temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5137- 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
tkman in tkman 2.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/tkman##### or (2) /tmp/ll temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5137- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5116 No score
tkman in tkman 2.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/tkman##### or (2) /tmp/ll temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5116- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g555-pcg3-v642 No score
tkman in tkman 2.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) ...
tkman in tkman 2.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/tkman##### or (2) /tmp/ll temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-g555-pcg3-v642- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10018-1 No score
tkman-2.2-157.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the tkman-2.2-157.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10018-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tkmanopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.2-157.2 | 2.2-157.2 |
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-2008-5137 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Tkman, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in tkman 2.2-157.2.