# CVE-2008-5374: bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) ali

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/43365
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0414
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51086
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32733
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:004
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1073.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-05.xml
- http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0261.html

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