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

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.— MITRE CWE catalog

1,471 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →

CVEs classified under CWE-59page 5 of 30

CVE-2008-5142NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
sendbug in freebsd-sendpr 3.113+5.3 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/pr.##### temporary file.
CVE-2008-5143NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
mgt-helper in multi-gnome-terminal 1.6.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/*.debug or (2) /tmp/*.env temporary file.
CVE-2008-5144NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.
CVE-2008-5145NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
ltpmenu in ltp 20060918 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/runltp.mainmenu.##### temporary file.
CVE-2008-5146NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
add-accession-numbers in ctn 3.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/accession temporary file.
CVE-2008-5147NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
test-pipe-to-pyodconverter.org.sh in docvert 2.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/outer.odt temporary file.
CVE-2008-5148NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
sch2eaglepos.sh in geda-gnetlist 1.4.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/##### temporary file.
CVE-2008-5149NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
fwd_check.sh in libncbi6 6.1.20080302 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/##### temporary file.
CVE-2008-5150NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
sample.sh in maildirsync 1.1 allows local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/maildirsync-*.#####.log temporary file.
CVE-2008-5151NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
test_parser.py in mayavi 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/err.log temporary file.
CVE-2008-5152NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
inmail-show in mh-book 200605 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/inmail#####.log or (2) /tmp/inmail#####.stdin temporary file.
CVE-2008-5154NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
bluetooth.rc in p3nfs 5.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/blue.log temporary file.
CVE-2008-5155NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
mail2sms.sh in smsclient 2.0.8z allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/header.##### or (2) /tmp/body.##### temporary file, or append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (3) /tmp/s…
CVE-2008-5156NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
si_mkbootserver in systemimager-server 3.6.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/*.inetd.conf or (2) /tmp/pxe.conf.*.tmp temporary file.
CVE-2008-5157NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-18
tau 2.16.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/makefile.tau.*.##### or (2) /tmp/makefile.tau*.##### temporary file, related to the (a) tau_cxx, (b) tau_f90, and (c) tau_cc scripts.
CVE-2008-5256NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-11-27
The AcquireDaemonLock function in ipcdUnix.cpp in Sun Innotek VirtualBox before 2.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock temporary file.
CVE-2008-5299NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-01
chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .chm files in the (1) /tmp/chm2pdf/work or (2) /tmp/chm2pdf/orig temporary directories.
CVE-2008-5312NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-03
mailscanner 4.55.10 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files used by the (1) f-prot-autoupdate, (2) clamav-autoupdate, (3) panda-autoupdate.new…
CVE-2008-5313NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-03
mailscanner 4.68.8 and other versions before 4.74.16-1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files used by the (1) f-prot-autoupdate, (2) clamav-autoupdate, (3) avast-autoupdate, and…
CVE-2008-5366NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
The postinst script in ppp 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/probe-finished or (2) /tmp/ppp-errors temporary file.
CVE-2008-5367NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
ip-up in ppp-udeb 2.4.4rel on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/resolv.conf.tmp temporary file.
CVE-2008-5368NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
muttprint in muttprint 0.72d allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/muttprint.log temporary file.
CVE-2008-5369NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
noip2 in noip2 2.1.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/noip2 temporary file.
CVE-2008-5370NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pvpgn-support-1.0.tar.gz temporary file.
CVE-2008-5371NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
screenie in screenie 1.30.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.screenie.##### temporary file.
CVE-2008-5372NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
sdm-login in sdm-terminal 0.4.0b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/sdm.autologin.once temporary file.
CVE-2008-5373NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
mtx-changer.Adic-Scalar-24 in bacula-common 2.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mtx.##### temporary file, probably a related issue to CVE-2005-2995.
CVE-2008-5374NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.
CVE-2008-5375NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
cmus-status-display in cmus 2.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/cmus-status temporary file.
CVE-2008-5376NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
editcomment in crip 3.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/*.tag.tmp temporary file.
CVE-2008-5377NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1333.
CVE-2008-5378NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
arb-kill in arb 0.0.20071207.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/arb_pids_*_* temporary file.
CVE-2008-5379NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
netdisco-mibs-installer 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/netdisco-mibs-0.6.tar.gz temporary file, related to the (1) netdisco-mibs-install and (2) netdisco-mibs-download scripts.
CVE-2008-5380NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-08
gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.09 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an (a) /tmp/geo#####, a (b) /tmp/geocaching.loc, a (c) /tmp/geo#####.*, or a (d) /tmp/geo.* temporary file, related to the (1) geo…
CVE-2008-5394NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-09
/bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field …
CVE-2008-5703NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-22
gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.10~pre4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (a) /tmp/.smswatch or (b) /tmp/gpsdrivepos temporary file, related to (1) examples/gpssmswatch and (2) src/splash.c, diff…
CVE-2008-5704NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-22
src/unit_test.c in gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.10~pre4 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gpsdrive-unit-test/proc temporary file, a different vector than CVE-2008-4959 and CVE-2008-5…
CVE-2008-5706NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-22
The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/trigger.tmp temporary file.
CVE-2008-5742NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-26
Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via (1) the redirect parameter in a logoff action to modules/auth/index.php…
CVE-2008-5743NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-26
pdfjam creates the (1) pdf90, (2) pdfjoin, and (3) pdfnup files with a predictable name, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
CVE-2008-5746NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2008-12-29
Sun SNMP Management Agent (SUNWmasf) 1.4u2 through 1.5.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files.
CVE-2008-5825NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2009-01-02
The SmartPoster implementation on the Nokia 6131 Near Field Communication (NFC) phone with 05.12 firmware does not properly display the URI record when the Title record contains a certain combination of space, CR (aka \r), and . (dot) char…
CVE-2008-6397NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2009-03-04
rlatex in AlcoveBook sgml2x 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
CVE-2008-6398NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2009-03-04
sng_regress in SNG 1.0.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/recompiled$$.png, (2) /tmp/decompiled$$.sng, and (3) /tmp/canonicalized$$.sng temporary files.
CVE-2008-6552NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2009-03-30
Red Hat Cluster Project 2.x allows local users to modify or overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on files in /tmp, involving unspecified components in Resource Group Manager (aka rgmanager) before 2.03.09-1, gfs2-utils before 2.03…
CVE-2008-6759NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2009-04-28
ViArt Shop (aka Shopping Cart) 3.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a URL in the POST_DATA parameter to manuals_search.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.
CVE-2008-6760NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2009-04-28
ViArt Shop (aka Shopping Cart) 3.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an unauthenticated add and save action for a shopping cart in cart_save.php, which reveals the SQL table names in an error message, related to c…
CVE-2008-6762NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2009-04-28
Open redirect vulnerability in wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the backto parameter.
CVE-2008-7247NONECVSS 0.0EG 0.0
2009-11-30
sql/sql_table.cc in MySQL 5.0.x through 5.0.88, 5.1.x through 5.1.41, and 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restri…
CVE-2008-7273HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.8
2019-11-18
A symlink issue exists in Iceweasel-firegpg before 0.6 due to insecure tempfile handling.

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