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.$$ file in /tmp.
Published: 2016-07-26
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5001 cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
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Cronic Project Cronic
Debian Debian Linux
Opensuse Leap Opensuse
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:32.037Z

Reserved: 2016-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3992

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-26T17:59:01.577

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

Link: CVE-2016-3992

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