CVE-2015-4156

GNU Parallel before 20150522 (Nepal), when using (1) --cat or (2) --fifo with --sshlogin, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

CVSS v2.0 3.6 LOW

3.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-04/msg00045.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-05/msg00024.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00090.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74961

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:parallel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-06-02 14:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-4156

Mitre link : CVE-2015-4156

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-4156

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

parallel

opensuse

opensuse

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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