create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete…
Priority LOW 31CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
create_lazarus_export_tgz.sh in lazarus 0.9.24 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/lazarus.tgz temporary file or a (2) /tmp/lazarus temporary directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00405 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5007
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhv8-fqhv-49r6
References
Other 6
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235828
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://bugs.debian.org/496377
- http://code.google.com/p/bollin/source/browse/lazarus/trunk/debian/patches/07_sh_using_tmp.dpatch?spec=svn3462&r=3462
Sources
- CVE-2008-5007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hhv8-fqhv-49r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-5007 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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