CVE-2008-5374: Matthias Klose Bash-Doc

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

Affected products

Published 2008-12-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.