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CVE-2015-7758 Details

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.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.3 LOWVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178582.html CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178642.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00117.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00150.html CVE
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756432 CVEVendor Advisory

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
opensuse leap
42.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse
13.1
13.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
gummi project gummi
0.6.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gummi_project:gummi:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7758
NVD Published Date:
Jan 8, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-7758 Details - Not Deferred