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Total 925 CVE
CVE Vendors Products Updated CVSS v2 CVSS v3
CVE-2011-0402 1 Debian 1 Dpkg 2017-08-16 6.8 MEDIUM N/A
dpkg-source in dpkg before 1.14.31 and 1.15.x allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files in the .pc directory.
CVE-2011-0007 1 Troglobit 1 Pimd 2017-08-16 3.3 LOW N/A
pimd 2.1.5 and possibly earlier versions allows user-assisted local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) pimd.dump when a USR1 signal is sent, or (2) pimd.cache when USR2 is sent.
CVE-2011-0017 1 Exim 1 Exim 2017-08-16 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
CVE-2010-1693 1 Openfabrics 1 Enterprise Distribution 2017-08-16 6.3 MEDIUM N/A
openibd in OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) 1.5.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/ib_set_node_desc.sh temporary file.
CVE-2010-0787 1 Samba 1 Samba 2017-08-16 4.4 MEDIUM N/A
client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.0.22, 3.0.28a, 3.2.3, 3.3.2, 3.4.0, and 3.4.5 allows local users to mount a CIFS share on an arbitrary mountpoint, and gain privileges, via a symlink attack on the mountpoint directory file.
CVE-2010-0789 1 Fuse 1 Fuse 2017-08-16 3.3 LOW N/A
fusermount in FUSE before 2.7.5, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2, allows local users to unmount an arbitrary FUSE filesystem share via a symlink attack on a mountpoint.
CVE-2010-0832 1 Canonical 1 Ubuntu Linux 2017-08-16 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.0-2ubuntu1.1 in PAM on Ubuntu 9.10 and libpam-modules before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 in PAM on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .cache in a user's home directory, related to "user file stamps" and the motd.legal-notice file.
CVE-2010-2053 1 Emesene 1 Emesene 2017-08-16 3.3 LOW N/A
emesenelib/ProfileManager.py in emesene before 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the emsnpic temporary file.
CVE-2009-4664 2 Fwbuilder, Linux 2 Firewall Builder, Linux Kernel 2017-08-16 3.3 LOW N/A
Firewall Builder 3.0.4, 3.0.5, and 3.0.6, when running on Linux, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file that is created by the iptables script.
CVE-2009-4193 1 Merkaartor 1 Merkaartor 2017-08-16 3.3 LOW N/A
Merkaartor 0.14 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/merkaartor.log temporary file.
CVE-2009-0876 2 Linux, Sun 2 Linux Kernel, Xvm Virtualbox 2017-08-16 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN.
CVE-2009-1962 2 Debian, Xfig 2 Debian Linux, Xfig 2017-08-16 4.4 MEDIUM N/A
Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID.
CVE-2008-6398 1 Eric Raymond 1 Sng 2017-08-16 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
CVE-2008-6762 1 Wordpress 1 Wordpress 2017-08-16 4.3 MEDIUM N/A
Open redirect vulnerability in wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the backto parameter.
CVE-2008-6397 1 Alcovebook 1 Sgml2x 2017-08-16 4.4 MEDIUM N/A
rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
CVE-2008-5299 1 Karakas-online 1 Chm2pdf 2017-08-07 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .chm files in the (1) /tmp/chm2pdf/work or (2) /tmp/chm2pdf/orig temporary directories.
CVE-2008-4936 1 Gert Doering 1 Mgetty 2017-08-07 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.
CVE-2008-4937 1 Openoffice 1 Openoffice.org 2017-08-07 2.6 LOW N/A
senddoc in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/log.obr.##### temporary file.
CVE-2008-4938 1 Aegis 2 Aegis, Aegis-web 2017-08-07 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
aegis 4.24 and aegis-web 4.24 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/#####, (b) /tmp/#####.intro, (c) /tmp/aegis.#####.ae, (d) /tmp/aegis.#####, (e) /tmp/aegis.#####.1, (f) /tmp/aegis.#####.2, (g) /tmp/aegis.#####.log, and (h) /tmp/aegis.#####.out temporary files, related to the (1) bng_dvlpd.sh, (2) bng_rvwd.sh, (3) awt_dvlp.sh, (4) awt_intgrtn.sh, and (5) aegis.cgi scripts.
CVE-2008-4939 1 Apertium 1 Apertium 2017-08-07 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
apertium 3.0.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/#####.lex.cc, (b) /tmp/#####.deformat.l, (c) /tmp/#####.reformat.l, (d) /tmp/#####docxorig, (e) /tmp/#####docxsalida.zip, (f) /tmp/#####xlsxembed, (g) /tmp/#####xlsxorig, and (h) /tmp/#####xslxsalida.zip temporary files, related to the (1) apertium-gen-deformat, (2) apertium-gen-reformat, and (3) apertium scripts.