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CVE-2008-5706

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.79% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-5706
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.79%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/trigger.tmp temporary file.