{"cve":"CVE-2008-5143","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-18T16:00:01.140","modified":"2026-06-16T22:59:20.120","status":"Modified","description":"mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/*.debug or (2) /tmp/*.env temporary file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32415","http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32415"],"products":["mohammed_sameer:multi-gnome-terminal"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5143","score":0.00339,"percentile":0.27319,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}