CVE-2013-1444 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

32%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

81%

A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.

A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.

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 11 years ago

2013-09-30 22:55:00

Last updated 11 years ago

2013-10-11 03:50:00

Affected Software

Debian txt2man 1.5.5-2

1.5.5-2

Debian txt2man 1.5.5-4

1.5.5-4

Marc Vertes txt2man 1.5.5

1.5.5

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