CVE-2008-5371
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.screenie.##### temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.screenie.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5371- 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
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.screenie.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5348 No score
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.screenie.##### temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5348- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fxw7-vp2v-8v43 No score
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.screenie.##### temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-fxw7-vp2v-8v43- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.screenie.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5371 No score
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.screenie.##### temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
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-2008-5371 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Marc Gloor Screenie, published December 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in screenie 1.30.0-5.1.