netdisco-mibs-installer 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink…
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
netdisco-mibs-installer 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/netdisco-mibs-0.6.tar.gz temporary file, related to the (1) netdisco-mibs-install and (2) netdisco-mibs-download scripts.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00353 29th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oliver_gorwits:netdisco_mibs_installer:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Oliver Gorwits |
- cpe:2.3:a:oliver_gorwits:netdisco_mibs_installer:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Oliver Gorwits
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5379
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f73c-q373-6xfc
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-5379 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5379 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f73c-q373-6xfc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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