CVE-2008-5147

MEDIUM 6.9CVE-2008-5147 · Published 18/11/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-5147 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability affecting docvert (holloway).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.36%, higher than 30.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
docvert holloway	`= 2.4`	No fix yet

Description

test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh in docvert 2.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/outer.odt temporary file.

References

lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
uvw.ru/report.sid.txt · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/32418
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46713

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