w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
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Information
Published : 2018-01-25 03:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:10
NVD link : CVE-2018-6198
Mitre link : CVE-2018-6198
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-6198
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Products Affected
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
tats
- w3m
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')