CVE-2010-2056 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

32%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

81%

GNU gv before 3.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

GNU gv before 3.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 3.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 14 years ago

2010-07-22 05:43:00

Last updated 14 years ago

2010-07-22 05:43:00

Affected Software

GNU gv 3.5.8

3.5.8

GNU gv 3.6

3.6.0

GNU gv 3.6.1

3.6.1

GNU gv 3.6.2

3.6.2

GNU gv

References

FEDORA-2010-10660

FEDORA-2010-10642

http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368

Patch, Vendor Advisory

40475

Vendor Advisory

40532

Vendor Advisory

66249

ADV-2010-1757

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599621

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