CVE-2008-5147
test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh in docvert 2.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...
test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh in docvert 2.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/outer.odt temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.9
test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh in docvert 2.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/outer.odt temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5147- 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
test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh in docvert 2.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/outer.odt temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5147- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5126 No score
test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh in docvert 2.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/outer.odt temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5126- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vggf-rh6p-w6xj No score
test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh in docvert 2.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...
test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh in docvert 2.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/outer.odt temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-vggf-rh6p-w6xj- 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-2008-5147 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Holloway Docvert, 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.