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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-7758

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…

LOW 3.3EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.0
3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.39% probability · 33th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · gummi project/gummi
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.