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TI-2008-05057 Aliases CVE-2008-5312GHSA-g5jp-8pcq-gg3c

mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to…

Priority LOW 30CWE-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

mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files used by the (1) f-prot-autoupdate, (2) clamav-autoupdate, (3) panda-autoupdate.new, (4) trend-autoupdate.new, and (5) rav-autoupdate.new scripts in /etc/MailScanner/autoupdate/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5140.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00305 23rd 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 · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.55.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.55.10Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.56.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.56.8-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.57.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.57.7-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.58.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.58.9-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.59.4-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.59.4-2Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.60.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.60.8-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.61.7-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.61.7-2Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.62.9-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.62.9-3Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.63.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.63.8-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.64.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.64.3-2Vulnerablemailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.55.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.55.10 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.56.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.56.8-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.57.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.57.7-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.58.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.58.9-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.59.4-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.59.4-2 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.60.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.60.8-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.61.7-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.61.7-2 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.62.9-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.62.9-3 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.63.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.63.8-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.64.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.64.3-2 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.65.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.65.3-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.66.5-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.66.5-3Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.67.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.67.6-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.68.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.68.8Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.68.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.68.8-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.69.9-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.69.9-3Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.70.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.70.7-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.71.10-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.71.10-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.72.5-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.72.5-1Vulnerablemailscanner
cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.73.4-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.73.4-2Vulnerablemailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.65.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.65.3-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.66.5-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.66.5-3 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.67.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.67.6-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.68.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.68.8 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.68.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.68.8-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.69.9-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.69.9-3 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.70.7-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.70.7-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.71.10-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.71.10-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.72.5-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.72.5-1 Vulnerable ·mailscanner
  • cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:4.73.4-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.73.4-2 Vulnerable ·mailscanner

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5312
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5jp-8pcq-gg3c

References

Other 3

  • TI-2005-03293 SQL injection vulnerability in in the authenticate function in MailWatch for MailScanner… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-01614 Unknown vulnerability in MailScanner 4.41.3 and earlier, related to "incomplete reporting… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-02140 MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2008-05058 mailscanner 4.68.8 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2010-03148 mailscanner can allow local users to prevent virus signatures from being updated CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2010-03147 The update{_bad,}_phishing_sites scripts in mailscanner 4.79.11-2 downloads files and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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