DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5141

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5141
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5141.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5141
Upstream
Published
2008-11-18T16:00:01.110Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:01:15.162166Z
Summary
[none]
Details

flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / flamethrower

Package

Name
flamethrower
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/flamethrower?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5141.json"

Debian:12 / flamethrower

Package

Name
flamethrower
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/flamethrower?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5141.json"

Debian:13 / flamethrower

Package

Name
flamethrower
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/flamethrower?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5141.json"

Debian:14 / flamethrower

Package

Name
flamethrower
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/flamethrower?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5141.json"