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CVE-2008-5256 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32851	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444	CVE	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384	CVE
http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810	CVE
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog	CVE	Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504149	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32851	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384	[email protected]
http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset?new=trunk%2Fsrc%2Flibs%2Fxpcom18a4%2Fipc%2Fipcd%2Fdaemon%2Fsrc%2FipcdUnix.cpp%4013810	[email protected]
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
virtualox virtualox	<= 2.0.4 1.3.2 1.3.4 1.3.6 1.3.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:2.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:2.0.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

virtualox virtualox

<= 2.0.4

1.3.2

1.3.4

1.3.6

1.3.8

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virtualox:virtualox:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]