CVE catalog
CVE-2008-5366
ppp: CVE-2008-5366
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
The postinst script in ppp 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/probe-finished or (2) /tmp/ppp-errors temporary file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ppp | sid | 2.5.2-1+2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ppp | forky | 2.5.2-1+2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ppp | trixie | 2.5.2-1+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ppp | bookworm | 2.4.9-1+1.1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ppp | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [509488] |
| Debian | ppp | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [509488] |
| Debian | ppp | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [509488] |
| Debian | ppp | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [509488] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ppp]Affected
Source package: [ppp]
Details (2)
2.4.9-1+1.1+b1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
2.4.9-1+1.1+b1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
- [ppp-dev]Affected
Source package: [ppp]
Details (2)
2.4.9-1+1.1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
2.4.9-1+1.1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Observed: