Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-7758
CVE-2015-7758
Description
Gummi 0.6.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary dot file that uses the name of an existing file and a (1) .aux, (2) .log, (3) .out, (4) .pdf, or (5) .toc extension for the file name, as demonstrated by .thesis.tex.aux.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
6Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178582.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178642.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00117.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00150.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/4nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/5nvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.