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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00117.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178582.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00150.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178642.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/5
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/4
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756432
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (4)
gummi_project/gummi
0.6.5
opensuse/leap
42.1
opensuse/opensuse
13.1
opensuse/opensuse
13.2
Published
Jan 08, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026