VYPR

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

BaseDraftLikelihood: Medium

Description

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Hierarchy (View 1000)

Related attack patterns (CAPEC)

CAPEC-132 · CAPEC-17 · CAPEC-35 · CAPEC-76

CVEs mapped to this weakness (1,763)

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  • CVE-2007-3916Sep 24, 2007
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    The main function in skkdic-expr.c in SKK Tools 1.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a skkdic$PID temporary file.

  • CVE-2007-4631Aug 31, 2007
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.

  • CVE-2007-4224Aug 8, 2007
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.02

    KDE Konqueror 3.5.7 allows remote attackers to spoof the URL address bar by calling setInterval with a small interval and changing the window.location property.

  • CVE-2007-3742Aug 3, 2007
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.02

    WebKit in Apple Safari 3 Beta before Update 3.0.3, and iPhone before 1.0.1, does not properly handle the interaction between International Domain Name (IDN) support and Unicode fonts, which allows remote attackers to create a URL containing "look-alike characters" (homographs)…

  • CVE-2007-2978Jun 1, 2007
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01

    Session fixation vulnerability in eggblog 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.

  • CVE-2007-1027Feb 21, 2007
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    Certain setuid DB2 binaries in IBM DB2 before 9 Fix Pack 2 for Linux and Unix allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the DB2DIAG.LOG temporary file.

  • CVE-2006-1247Apr 19, 2006
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    rm_mlcache_file in bos.rte.install in AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

  • CVE-2005-3126Dec 31, 2005
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary (a) output and (b) error files.

  • CVE-2005-2527Dec 31, 2005
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    Race condition in Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X allows local users to corrupt files or create arbitrary files via unspecified attack vectors related to a temporary directory, possibly due to a symlink attack.

  • CVE-2005-2714Dec 31, 2005
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01

    passwd in Directory Services in Mac OS X 10.3.x before 10.3.9 and 10.4.x before 10.4.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .pwtmp.[PID] temporary file.

  • CVE-2005-3349Nov 18, 2005
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    GNU Gnump3d before 2.9.8 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the index.lok temporary file.

  • CVE-2005-3011Sep 21, 2005
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01

    The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

  • CVE-2005-0004Apr 14, 2005
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01

    The mysqlaccess script in MySQL 4.0.23 and earlier, 4.1.x before 4.1.10, 5.0.x before 5.0.3, and other versions including 3.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or read temporary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

  • CVE-2004-0967Feb 9, 2005
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    The (1) pj-gs.sh, (2) ps2epsi, (3) pv.sh, and (4) sysvlp.sh scripts in the ESP Ghostscript (espgs) package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and other operating systems, allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

  • CVE-2004-2473Dec 31, 2004
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    wmFrog weather monitor 0.1.6 and other versions before 0.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

  • CVE-2003-1492Dec 31, 2003
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01

    Netscape Navigator 7.0.2 and Mozilla allows remote attackers to access cookie information in a different domain via an HTTP request for a domain with an extra . (dot) at the end.

  • CVE-2003-1528Dec 31, 2003
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    nsr_shutdown in Fujitsu Siemens NetWorker 6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the nsrsh[PID] temporary file.

  • CVE-2002-2382Dec 31, 2002
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    cvsupd.sh in CVSup 1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on /var/tmp/cvsupd.out.

  • CVE-2002-2374Dec 31, 2002
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01

    Unspecified vulnerability in pprosetup in Sun PatchPro 2.0 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "unsafe use of temporary files."

  • CVE-2001-1378Sep 6, 2001
    risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00

    fetchmailconf in fetchmail before 5.7.4 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on temporary files.