CVE-2008-5143
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a...
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/.debug or (2) /tmp/.env temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/.debug or (2) /tmp/.env temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5143- 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
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/.debug or (2) /tmp/.env temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5143- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5122 No score
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/.debug or (2) /tmp/.env temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5122- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-92xm-r55w-35wx No score
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a...
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/.debug or (2) /tmp/.env temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-92xm-r55w-35wx- 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-2008-5143 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Mohammed Sameer Multi-gnome-terminal, 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.