CVE-2008-5374

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb###...

6.9 MediumFix available

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Record: CVE-2008-5374
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

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Record: CVE-2008-5374
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5351 No score

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Record: EUVD-2008-5351
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9rc-p3rq-j6mc No score

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb###...

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Record: GHSA-g9rc-p3rq-j6mc
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Record: CVE-2008-5374
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5374 No score

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5374
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

matthias klose bash-doc

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bash` Debian:12	before 4.0-2	4.0-2
`bash` Debian:13	before 4.0-2	4.0-2
`bash` Debian:14	before 4.0-2	4.0-2
`bash` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:3.0-27.el4	0:3.0-27.el4
`bash-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:3.0-27.el4	0:3.0-27.el4
`bash` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:3.0-27.el4	0:3.0-27.el4
`bash-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:3.0-27.el4	0:3.0-27.el4
`bash` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:3.0-27.el4	0:3.0-27.el4
`bash-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:3.0-27.el4	0:3.0-27.el4
`bash` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:3.0-27.el4	0:3.0-27.el4

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bash-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:3.0-27.el4	0:3.0-27.el4
`bash` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:3.2-32.el5	0:3.2-32.el5
`bash-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:3.2-32.el5	0:3.2-32.el5
`bash` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:3.2-32.el5	0:3.2-32.el5
`bash-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:3.2-32.el5	0:3.2-32.el5

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-2008-5374 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Matthias Klose Bash-doc, 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 bash 4.0-2.

References

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