Vulnerability CVE-2010-2056
Published: 2010-07-22   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
GNU gv before 3.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Type:

CWE-59

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

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.3/10
4.9/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
Partial
Affected software
GNU -> GV 

 References:
http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599621
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1757
http://www.osvdb.org/66249
http://secunia.com/advisories/40532
http://secunia.com/advisories/40475
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043948.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043913.html
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