Vulnerabilities (CVE)

Filtered by CWE-59
Total 1353 CVE
CVE Vendors Products Updated CVSS v2 CVSS v3
CVE-2013-2105 1 Jonathan Leung 1 Show In Browser 2025-04-12 3.3 LOW N/A
The Show In Browser (show_in_browser) gem 0.0.3 for Ruby allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a symlink attack on /tmp/browser.html.
CVE-2013-4116 1 Node Packaged Modules Project 1 Node Packaged Modules 2025-04-12 3.3 LOW N/A
lib/npm.js in Node Packaged Modules (npm) before 1.3.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names that are created when unpacking archives.
CVE-2014-1272 1 Apple 2 Iphone Os, Tvos 2025-04-12 6.3 MEDIUM N/A
CrashHouseKeeping in Crash Reporting in Apple iOS before 7.1 and Apple TV before 6.1 allows local users to change arbitrary file permissions by leveraging a symlink.
CVE-2016-1247 4 Canonical, Debian, F5 and 1 more 4 Ubuntu Linux, Debian Linux, Nginx and 1 more 2025-04-12 7.2 HIGH 7.8 HIGH
The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and before 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and the nginx ebuild before 1.10.2-r3 on Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.
CVE-2014-4038 3 Ppc64-diag Project, Redhat, Suse 3 Ppc64-diag, Enterprise Linux Server, Linux Enterprise Server 2025-04-12 4.4 MEDIUM N/A
ppc64-diag 2.6.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to (1) rtas_errd/diag_support.c and /tmp/get_dt_files, (2) scripts/ppc64_diag_mkrsrc and /tmp/diagSEsnap/snapH.tar.gz, or (3) lpd/test/lpd_ela_test.sh and /var/tmp/ras.
CVE-2014-5045 2 Linux, Redhat 4 Linux Kernel, Enterprise Linux Eus, Enterprise Linux Server Aus and 1 more 2025-04-12 6.2 MEDIUM N/A
The mountpoint_last function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during attempts to use the umount system call in conjunction with a symlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via the umount program.
CVE-2014-3537 3 Apple, Canonical, Fedoraproject 3 Cups, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora 2025-04-12 1.2 LOW N/A
The web interface in CUPS before 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/.
CVE-2014-2893 2 Llvm, Opensuse 2 Clang, Opensuse 2025-04-12 1.9 LOW N/A
The GetHTMLRunDir function in the scan-build utility in Clang 3.5 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary directories with predictable names.
CVE-2014-3982 1 Cisofy 1 Lynis 2025-04-12 3.3 LOW N/A
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.##### file.
CVE-2015-5752 1 Apple 1 Iphone Os 2025-04-12 5.0 MEDIUM N/A
Backup in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on filesystem access via a crafted app that creates a symlink.
CVE-2015-1377 1 Webmin 1 Webmin 2025-04-12 4.9 MEDIUM N/A
The Read Mail module in Webmin 1.720 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.
CVE-2014-1934 2 Opensuse, Travis Shirk 2 Opensuse, Eyed3 2025-04-12 3.3 LOW N/A
tag.py in eyeD3 (aka python-eyed3) 7.0.3, 0.6.18, and earlier for Python allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
CVE-2015-1335 2 Canonical, Linuxcontainers 2 Ubuntu Linux, Lxc 2025-04-12 7.2 HIGH N/A
lxc-start in lxc before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows local container administrators to escape AppArmor confinement via a symlink attack on a (1) mount target or (2) bind mount source.
CVE-2015-1196 3 Gnu, Opensuse, Oracle 3 Patch, Opensuse, Solaris 2025-04-12 4.3 MEDIUM N/A
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
CVE-2015-4155 1 Gnu 1 Parallel 2025-04-12 3.6 LOW N/A
GNU Parallel before 20150422, when using (1) --pipe, (2) --tmux, (3) --cat, (4) --fifo, or (5) --compress, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
CVE-2015-5287 1 Redhat 5 Automatic Bug Reporting Tool, Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Hpc Node and 2 more 2025-04-12 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
The abrt-hook-ccpp help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name, as demonstrated by /var/tmp/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump.
CVE-2015-7758 2 Gummi Project, Opensuse 3 Gummi, Leap, Opensuse 2025-04-12 2.1 LOW 3.3 LOW
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.
CVE-2001-1593 1 Gnu 1 A2ps 2025-04-12 2.1 LOW N/A
The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
CVE-2014-5029 2 Apple, Canonical 2 Cups, Ubuntu Linux 2025-04-12 1.5 LOW N/A
The web interface in CUPS 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/ and language[0] set to null. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3537.
CVE-2016-7490 1 Teradata 1 Studio Express 2025-04-12 7.2 HIGH 7.8 HIGH
The installation script studioexpressinstall for Teradata Studio Express 15.12.00.00 creates files in /tmp insecurely. A malicious local user could create a symlink in /tmp and possibly clobber system files or perhaps elevate privileges.