CVE-2014-7206 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

36%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

81%

The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.

The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 3.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 10 years ago

2014-10-15 14:55:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2020-01-08 15:22:00

Affected Software

Debian Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.0.8

1.0.8

References

61158

61333

61768

DSA-3048

Vendor Advisory

70310

USN-2370-1

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=763780

apt-cve20147206-symlink(96951)

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