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CVE-2017-18925

Published: 26 October 2020

opentmpfiles through 0.3.1 allows local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because d entries are mishandled and allow a symlink attack.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
opentmpfiles
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

focal Needs triage

hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
lunar Does not exist

groovy Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N