CVE-2018-17955 (GCVE-0-2018-17955)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-15 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:50
VLAI?
Title
Static tempfile name allows overwriting of arbitrary files
Summary
In yast2-multipath before version 4.1.1 a static temporary filename allows local attackers to overwrite files on systems without symlink protection
Severity ?
2.2 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SUSE yast2-multipath Affected: unspecified , < 4.1.1 (custom)
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Credits
Johannes Segitz of SUSE
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