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CVE-2020-28407 Details

Description

In swtpm before 0.4.2 and 0.5.x before 0.5.1, a local attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack against a temporary file such as TMP2-00.permall.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198395 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm/releases/tag/v0.4.2 CVERelease Notes
https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm/releases/tag/v0.5.1 CVERelease Notes
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198395 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm/releases/tag/v0.4.2 [email protected]Release Notes

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
swtpm project swtpm
< 0.4.2
0.5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:swtpm_project:swtpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:swtpm_project:swtpm:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-28407
NVD Published Date:
Nov 3, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-28407 Details - Not Deferred