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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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CVE-2008-0525 Detail

Current Description

PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28657 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28665 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3599 CVE, MITRE
http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=527 CVE, MITRE
http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=528 CVE, MITRE
http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=530 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487103/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27458 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019272 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0426 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39956 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39958 CVE, MITRE
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/18/3908994_f.SAL_Public.html CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0525
NVD Published Date:
01/31/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE