CVE-2008-5150

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink...

6.9 Medium

CVE-2008-5150 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Jose Carlos Medeiros Maildirsync, 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.

What does this mean?

Severity: 6.9 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance: 0.36%EPSS, 30th percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: No fix listedNo source names one

Description

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

Affected products

jose carlos medeiros maildirsync

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`maildirsync` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-41.2-5	None known
`maildirsync` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-41.2-5	None known
`maildirsync` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-41.2-5	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-21.2-2.11.2-2.2	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-2.2	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-2.2	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-31.2-4	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-4	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-4	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-5	None known
`maildirsync` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2-41.2-5	None known

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.9

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: CVE-2008-5150
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 ListNo score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: CVE-2008-5150
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5129No score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: EUVD-2008-5129
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xq8g-h7mf-47qrNo score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink...

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: GHSA-xq8g-h7mf-47qr
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVNo score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: CVE-2008-5150
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150No score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5150
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2008-5150No score

sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5150
Updated: 2026-11-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
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.

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