CVE-2008-5150

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink...

6.9 Medium

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: CVE-2008-5150
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

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: CVE-2008-5150
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5129 No score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: EUVD-2008-5129
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xq8g-h7mf-47qr No score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink...

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: GHSA-xq8g-h7mf-47qr
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: CVE-2008-5150
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150 No score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2008-5150 No score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5150
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

jose carlos medeiros maildirsync

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`maildirsync` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-41.2-5	None known
`maildirsync` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-41.2-5	None known
`maildirsync` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-41.2-5	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-21.2-2.11.2-2.2	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-2.2	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-2.2	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-31.2-4	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-4	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-4	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-5	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-41.2-5	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-2008-5150 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Jose Carlos Medeiros Maildirsync, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

History

In short

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