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) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Published: 2008-12-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5374 is rated Low Risk (36.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5374

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.34% +0.28%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5374

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5374

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5374

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2008-5374 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (bash), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5374
gentoo normal CVE-2008-5374: 1 GLSA(s) (201210-05), 1 atom(s) (app-shells/bash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5374
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5374
ubuntu low CVE-2008-5374 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bash), 14 status rows across 14 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): not-affected 8, ignored 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5374

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2008-5374

  • Red Hat (2008-12-10T00:00:00)

    Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-5374 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5374

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
matthias_klose bash-doc 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:matthias_klose:bash-doc:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5374

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