Name: CVE-2008-5256: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2008-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2008-5256, CWE-59, CVSS 4.4, EPSS 0.00033

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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Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Suse	—	Upgrade xorg-x11-driver-virtualboxUpgrade virtualbox-oseUpgrade virtualboxUpgrade virtualbox-ose-guest-toolsUpgrade virtualbox-guest-toolsUpgrade xorg-x11-driver-virtualbox-ose	Feb 17, 2015	Nov 26, 2008

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