CVE-2008-5146
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5146- 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
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5146- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5125 No score
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5125- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr39-8j6p-v6qp No score
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-qr39-8j6p-v6qp- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5146- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5146 No score
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5146- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2008-5146 No score
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5146- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ctnDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-103.2.0~dfsg-73.2.0~dfsg-7.13.2.0~dfsg-83.2.0~dfsg-9 |
None known |
ctnDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-103.2.0~dfsg-83.2.0~dfsg-9 |
None known |
ctnDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-103.2.0~dfsg-83.2.0~dfsg-9 |
None known |
ctnUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-23.2.0~dfsg-33.2.0~dfsg-3build1 |
None known |
ctnUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-53.2.0~dfsg-5build1 |
None known |
ctnUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-6build3 |
None known |
ctnUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-7 |
None known |
ctnUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-73.2.0~dfsg-7build13.2.0~dfsg-7.1 |
None known |
ctnUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-8build13.2.0~dfsg-9 |
None known |
ctnUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-9build13.2.0~dfsg-10 |
None known |
ctnUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.0~dfsg-93.2.0~dfsg-9build1 |
None known |
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-2008-5146 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Erl Wustl Ctn, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.