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CVE-2010-2027

Published

13 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Low

Impact Analysis

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Mathematica 7, when running on Linux, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) files within /tmp/MathLink/ or (2) /tmp/fonts$$.conf..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: Low
Base Score: 1.9/10
Exploit Score: 3.4/10
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact: None
Availability Impact: None
Integrity Impact: Partial

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	No		-
cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_research:mathematica:7:::::::*	Yes		-

References

http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=127380255201760&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/39805
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511298/100/0/threaded