Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3992
CVE-2016-3992
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.
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Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:a:cronic_project:cronic:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00013.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/4nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/10/2nvd
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