CVE-2014-3986 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.

Published: 2014-06-08

Score: 3.3 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-3919	include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://cisofy.com/files/lynis-1.5.5.tar.gz
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/05/14
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/06/12
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/07/3
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/21

History

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Subscriptions

Cisofy Lynis

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-06-08T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:04:27.801Z

Reserved: 2014-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3986

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-06-08T18:55:06.673

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-3986

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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