low3.3
CVE-2015-7758
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, …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Opensuse | Leap | Version 42.1 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | Versions 13.1, 13.2 |
| Gummi Project | Gummi | Version 0.6.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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=756432
- 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=756432