FKIE_CVE-2008-5256

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-27 00:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:59
Severity
Summary
The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock temporary file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32851Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/ChangelogPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32851Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/ChangelogPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
virtualox virtualox *
virtualox virtualox 1.3.2
virtualox virtualox 1.3.4
virtualox virtualox 1.3.6
virtualox virtualox 1.3.8
virtualox virtualox 1.4.0
virtualox virtualox 1.5.0
virtualox virtualox 1.5.2
virtualox virtualox 1.5.4
virtualox virtualox 1.5.6
virtualox virtualox 1.6.0
virtualox virtualox 1.6.2
virtualox virtualox 1.6.4
virtualox virtualox 1.6.6
virtualox virtualox 2.0.0
virtualox virtualox 2.0.2
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