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
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 8, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified