Vulnerabilities (CVE)

Filtered by CWE-59
Total 1263 CVE
CVE Vendors Products Updated CVSS v2 CVSS v3
CVE-2012-5303 1 Monkey-project 1 Monkey 2025-04-11 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.9.3 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a PID file, as demonstrated by a pathname different from the default /var/run/monkey.pid pathname.
CVE-2012-4455 1 Opencryptoki Project 1 Opencryptoki 2025-04-11 6.2 MEDIUM N/A
openCryptoki 2.4.1 allows local users to create or set world-writable permissions on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) LCK..opencryptoki or (2) LCK..opencryptoki_stdll file in /var/lock/.
CVE-2014-1876 1 Oracle 1 Openjdk 2025-04-11 4.4 MEDIUM N/A
The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.
CVE-2013-2561 2 Openfabrics, Redhat 2 Ibutils, Enterprise Linux 2025-04-11 6.3 MEDIUM N/A
OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) ibdiagnet.db, (2) ibdiagnet.fdbs, (3) ibdiagnet_ibis.log, (4) ibdiagnet.log, (5) ibdiagnet.lst, (6) ibdiagnet.mcfdbs, (7) ibdiagnet.pkey, (8) ibdiagnet.psl, (9) ibdiagnet.slvl, or (10) ibdiagnet.sm in /tmp/.
CVE-2012-2093 1 Gajim 1 Gajim 2025-04-11 3.3 LOW N/A
src/common/latex.py in Gajim 0.15 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary latex file, related to the get_tmpfile_name function.
CVE-2012-6348 1 Centrify 2 Centrify Deployment Manager, Centrify Suite 2025-04-11 3.3 LOW N/A
Centrify Deployment Manager 2.1.0.283, as distributed in Centrify Suite before 2012.5, allows local users to (1) overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the adcheckDMoutput temporary file, or (2) overwrite arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a symlink attack on the centrify.cmd.0 temporary file.
CVE-2014-1624 1 Python 1 Pyxdg 2025-04-11 3.3 LOW N/A
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.
CVE-2013-1976 1 Redhat 2 Enterprise Linux, Jboss Enterprise Web Server 2025-04-11 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
The (1) tomcat5, (2) tomcat6, and (3) tomcat7 init scripts, as used in the RPM distribution of Tomcat for JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.2 and 2.0.0, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, allow local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) tomcat5-initd.log, (b) tomcat6-initd.log, (c) catalina.out, or (d) tomcat7-initd.log.
CVE-2010-0118 1 Becauseinter 1 Bournal 2025-04-11 3.3 LOW N/A
Bournal before 1.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified temporary files associated with a --hack_the_gibson update check.
CVE-2013-4392 1 Systemd Project 1 Systemd 2025-04-11 3.3 LOW N/A
systemd, when updating file permissions, allows local users to change the permissions and SELinux security contexts for arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.
CVE-2010-0424 2 Fedorahosted, Paul Vixie 2 Cronie, Vixie Cron 2025-04-11 3.3 LOW N/A
The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) allows local users to change the modification times of arbitrary files, and consequently cause a denial of service, via a symlink attack on a temporary file in the /tmp directory.
CVE-2010-1626 2 Mysql, Oracle 2 Mysql, Mysql 2025-04-11 3.6 LOW N/A
MySQL before 5.1.46 allows local users to delete the data and index files of another user's MyISAM table via a symlink attack in conjunction with the DROP TABLE command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4098 and CVE-2008-7247.
CVE-2020-0683 1 Microsoft 17 Windows 10 1507, Windows 10 1607, Windows 10 1709 and 14 more 2025-04-10 7.2 HIGH 7.8 HIGH
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0686.
CVE-2022-36943 1 Ssziparchive Project 1 Ssziparchive 2025-04-10 N/A 8.1 HIGH
SSZipArchive versions 2.5.3 and older contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability due to lack of sanitization on paths which are symlinks. SSZipArchive will overwrite files on the filesystem when opening a malicious ZIP containing a symlink as the first item.
CVE-2025-27727 2025-04-09 N/A 7.8 HIGH
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2025-21204 2025-04-09 N/A 7.8 HIGH
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Update Stack allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2022-38482 1 Mega 1 Hopex 2025-04-09 N/A 4.3 MEDIUM
A link-manipulation issue was discovered in Mega HOPEX 15.2.0.6110 before V5CP4.
CVE-2008-5154 1 Koeniglich 1 P3nfs 2025-04-09 6.9 MEDIUM N/A
bluetooth.rc in p3nfs 5.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/blue.log temporary file.
CVE-2008-2266 2 Nzbget, Uudeview 2 Nzbget, Uudeview 2025-04-09 4.4 MEDIUM N/A
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
CVE-2008-1569 2 Debian, Policyd-weight 2 Debian Linux, Policyd-weight 2025-04-09 3.3 LOW N/A
policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 and earlier allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are used when creating a socket.