CVE-2008-5138

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.29%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE

CVE-2008-5138

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

6.9

EPSS

0.29%

passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.