VulnerabilityModified
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) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- cronic project/cronic · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00013.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/10/2
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820331Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00013.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/10/2
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820331Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.