Description
Gummi 0.6.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary dot file that uses the name of an existing file and a (1) .aux, (2) .log, (3) .out, (4) .pdf, or (5) .toc extension for the file name, as demonstrated by .thesis.tex.aux.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 3.3/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178582.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178642.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00117.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00150.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/5
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756432Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178582.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178642.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00117.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00150.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/5
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756432Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 8, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified