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CVE-2016-3992

cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) croni…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.2
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 29%
Public exploits
0
none known

cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.2CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/04/10/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820331 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00013.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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