Medium severity6.6NVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2024· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2024-55566

Description

ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting files or making ColPack graphing unavailable to other users.

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Affected products

Cscsw/Colpackreferences2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: >=1.0.10 <=9a7293a

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvd
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/335.htmlnvd
github.com/CSCsw/ColPack/blob/9a7293a8dfd66a60434496b8df5ebb4274d70339/src/Utilities/extra.cppnvd

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