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TI-2008-05003 Aliases CVE-2008-5256GHSA-xm9p-q7g6-fm6p

The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6…

Priority LOW 20CWE-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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock temporary file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00351 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.4VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.4VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.8VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6VulnerableVirtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.8 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableVirtualox
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableVirtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Virtualox
  • cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Virtualox

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5256
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm9p-q7g6-fm6p

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 3

Sources

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