CVE-2008-5256

N/A Unknown

Published: November 27, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32851

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149