CVE-2008-5140
trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local...
trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5140- 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
trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5140- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5119 No score
trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5119- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7j8q-m3w4-7chh No score
trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local...
trend-autoupdate.new in mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/opr.ini.##### or (2) /tmp/lpt*.zip temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-7j8q-m3w4-7chh- 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-2008-5140 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Debian Mailscanner, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506353
secunia.com/advisories/33117
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46725
lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
mailscanner.info/ChangeLog
securityfocus.com/bid/32376
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5140
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j8q-m3w4-7chh