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Parallel CVE-2015-4155

LOW
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (CWE-59)
2015-06-02 cve@mitre.org
3.6
CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
P
Availability
P

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jun 02, 2015 - 14:59 cve.org
LOW 3.6

DescriptionCVE.org

GNU Parallel before 20150422, when using (1) --pipe, (2) --tmux, (3) --cat, (4) --fifo, or (5) --compress, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

AnalysisAI

GNU Parallel before 20150422, when using (1) --pipe, (2) --tmux, (3) --cat, (4) --fifo, or (5) --compress, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. GNU Parallel before 20150422, when using (1) --pipe, (2) --tmux, (3) --cat, (4) --fifo, or (5) --compress, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. Affected products include: Gnu Parallel. Version information: before 20150422.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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