CVE-2016-3992 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-07-26

Score: 6.2 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cronic_project:cronic:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5001	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00059.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00013.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/10/2
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820331

History

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Subscriptions

Cronic Project Cronic

Debian Debian Linux

Opensuse Leap Opensuse

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-07-26T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:32.037Z

Reserved: 2016-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3992

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-07-26T17:59:01.577

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3992

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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