CWE-59— Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (Link Following)

mailgo in mgt 2.31 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mailgo##### temporary file.

mafft-homologs in mafft 6.240 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/_vf#?????, (2) /tmp/_if#?????, (3) /tmp/_pf#?????, (4) /tmp/_af#?????, (5) /tmp/_rid#?????, (6) /tmp/_res#?????, (7) /tmp/_q#???…

runiozone in lustre 1.6.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/iozone.log temporary file.

ltp-network-test 20060918 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/vsftpd.conf, (b) /tmp/udp/2/*, (c) /tmp/tcp/2/*, (d) /tmp/udp/3/*, (e) /tmp/tcp/3/*, (f) /tmp/nfs_fsstress.udp.2.log, (g) /tmp/nfs_f…

The (1) rccs and (2) STUFF scripts in lmbench 3.0-a7 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/sdiff.##### temporary file.

linuxtrade 3.65 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/bwk, (b) /tmp/zzz, and (c) /tmp/ggg temporary files, related to the (1) linuxtrade.bwkvol, (2) linuxtrade.wn, and (3) moneyam.helper scrip…

linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.

liguidsoap.py in liguidsoap 0.3.8.1+2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/liguidsoap.liq, (2) /tmp/lig.#####.log, and (3) /tmp/emission.ogg temporary files.

filters/any-UTF8 in konwert 1.8 allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/any-##### temporary file.

impose in impose+ 0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/*-tmp.ps and (2) /tmp/bboxx-* temporary files.

geo-code in gpsdrive-scripts 2.10~pre4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/geo.google, (2) /tmp/geo.yahoo, (3) /tmp/geo.coords, and (4) /tmp/geo#####.coords temporary files.

gdrae in gdrae 0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gdrae/palabra temporary file.

find_flags in Kitware GCC-XML (gccxml) 0.9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.cxx temporary file.

fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.

mead.pl in fml 4.0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/debugbuf temporary file.

firehol in firehol 1.256 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/.firehol-tmp-#####-*-* and (2) /tmp/firehol.conf temporary files. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that an atta…

emacs-jabber in emacs-jabber 0.7.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.log temporary file.

dtc 0.29.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/awstats.log, (b) /tmp/spam.log.#####, and (c) /tmp/spam_err.log temporary files, related to the (1) accesslog.php and (2) sa-wrapper scripts.

gccross in dpkg-cross 2.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmp/gccross2.log temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "There is no sense in this bug - the scrip…

dist 3.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/cil#####, (b) /tmp/pdo#####, and (c) /tmp/pdn##### temporary files, related to the (1) patcil and (2) patdiff scripts.

fest.pl in digitaldj 0.7.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/ddj_fest.tmp temporary file.

dhis-dummy-log-engine in dhis-server 5.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/dhis-dummy-log-engine.log temporary file.

convirt 0.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/set_output temporary file, related to the (1) _template_/provision.sh, (2) Linux_CD_Install/provision.sh, (3) Fedora_PV_Install/provision.sh, (4…

amlabel-cdrw in cdrw-taper 0.4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack involving a /tmp/amlabel-cdrw.##### temporary directory.

writtercontrol in cdcontrol 1.90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/v-recorder*-out temporary files.

bulmages-servers 0.11.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/error.txt, (b) /tmp/errores.txt, and possibly other temporary files, related to the (1) creabulmafact, (2) creabulmacont, and poss…

audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/audiolink.db.tmp and (2) /tmp/audiolink.tb.tmp temporary files.

arb-common 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/arb_fdnaml_*, (b) /tmp/arb_pids_*, (c) /tmp/arbdsmz.html, and (d) /tmp/arbdsmz.htm temporary files, related to the (1) arb_fastdnaml…

xmlfile.py in aptoncd 0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/aptoncd temporary file.

apertium 3.0.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/#####.lex.cc, (b) /tmp/#####.deformat.l, (c) /tmp/#####.reformat.l, (d) /tmp/#####docxorig, (e) /tmp/#####docxsalida.zip, (f) /tmp/#####xlsxemb…

aegis 4.24 and aegis-web 4.24 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/#####, (b) /tmp/#####.intro, (c) /tmp/aegis.#####.ae, (d) /tmp/aegis.#####, (e) /tmp/aegis.#####.1, (f) /tmp/aegis.#####.2, (g) /…

faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file.

asciiview in aview 1.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/aview#####.pgm temporary file.

sympa.pl in sympa 5.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sympa_aliases.$$ temporary file. NOTE: wwsympa.fcgi was also reported, but the issue occurred in a dead function, so it is not a vuln…

The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/eglog temporary file.

test.sh in Honeyd 1.5c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

migrate_aliases.sh in Citadel Server 7.37 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Blender have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "temporary file issues."

db2dasrrm in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.5 before Fix Pack 1, 9.1 before Fix Pack 4a, and 8 before FixPak 16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files used for ini…

The prerm script in axyl 2.1.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the axyl.conf temporary file.

cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to th…

cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack i…

The (1) tramp-make-temp-file and (2) tramp-make-tramp-temp-file functions in Tramp 2.1.10 extension for Emacs, and possibly earlier 2.1.x versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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.

BSD pppd allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file that is specified as a tty device.

Bastille through 1.4.4 contains a symlink following vulnerability in the cp.sh, rcp.sh and jcp.sh subcommands that allows jailed users to escape jail isolation. Attackers inside a jail can plant symlinks pointing to host paths or other jai…

Syncplify Server! 6.0.0 before 8.8.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers with a symbolic link placed inside a user's home folder to access files outside the virtual filesystem root because confinement is enforced …

FileRise is a self-hosted web-based file manager with multi-file upload, editing, and batch operations. Prior to 3.23.0, FileRise validates archive entry names but extracts them directly into the authorized live destination before validati…

mistral.rs 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 contains a link following vulnerability in mistralrs-code-exec that allows sandboxed shell code to read and overwrite files outside the sandbox via symlinks. Attackers or prompt-injected agents can name symli…