CVE-2008-5375
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cmus-status temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cmus-status temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5375- 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
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cmus-status temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5375- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5352 No score
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cmus-status temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5352- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v55v-8cr2-5pq4 No score
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cmus-status temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-v55v-8cr2-5pq4- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cmus-status temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5375- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5375 No score
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cmus-status temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5375- 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-2008-5375 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Cmus, published December 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in cmus 2.2.0-1.1.