CVE-2008-5144

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite...

6.9 Medium

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

Record: CVE-2008-5144
CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

Record: CVE-2008-5144
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5123 No score

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

Record: EUVD-2008-5123
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-58xf-qf7h-m4m6 No score

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite...

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

Record: GHSA-58xf-qf7h-m4m6
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

Record: CVE-2008-5144
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5144 No score

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5144
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2008-5144 No score

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5144
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

federico di gregorio nvidia-cg-toolkit

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0408.0400-31.3.0501.0700-11.3.0501.0700-21.3.0501.0700-31.3.0501.0700-3.1 Show 22 moreShow less 1.3.0501.0700-3.21.5.0.0019-11.5.00232.0.00102.0.0012.deb12.0.0012.deb22.0.0012.deb32.0.0012.deb42.0.0012.deb52.0.0012.deb62.0.0015.deb12.0.0015.deb22.0.0015.deb32.1.0017.deb12.1.0017.deb1+nmu12.1.0017.deb1+nmu22.1.0017.deb1+nmu33.1.0013-13.1.0013-23.1.0013-33.1.0013-43.1.0013-5	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0408.0400-31.3.0501.0700-11.3.0501.0700-21.3.0501.0700-31.3.0501.0700-3.1 Show 22 moreShow less 1.3.0501.0700-3.21.5.0.0019-11.5.00232.0.00102.0.0012.deb12.0.0012.deb22.0.0012.deb32.0.0012.deb42.0.0012.deb52.0.0012.deb62.0.0015.deb12.0.0015.deb22.0.0015.deb32.1.0017.deb12.1.0017.deb1+nmu12.1.0017.deb1+nmu22.1.0017.deb1+nmu33.1.0013-13.1.0013-23.1.0013-33.1.0013-43.1.0013-5	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0408.0400-31.3.0501.0700-11.3.0501.0700-21.3.0501.0700-31.3.0501.0700-3.1 Show 22 moreShow less 1.3.0501.0700-3.21.5.0.0019-11.5.00232.0.00102.0.0012.deb12.0.0012.deb22.0.0012.deb32.0.0012.deb42.0.0012.deb52.0.0012.deb62.0.0015.deb12.0.0015.deb22.0.0015.deb32.1.0017.deb12.1.0017.deb1+nmu12.1.0017.deb1+nmu22.1.0017.deb1+nmu33.1.0013-13.1.0013-23.1.0013-33.1.0013-43.1.0013-5	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.0013-2	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.0013-23.1.0013-3	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.0013-5	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.0013-5	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.0013-5build1	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.0013-5build1	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.0013-5build2	None known
`nvidia-cg-toolkit` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.0013-5build13.1.0013-5build2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-5144 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Federico Di Gregorio Nvidia-cg-toolkit, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

History

In short

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