Link following in lynis - CVE-2014-3982
Published: June 8, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41568
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3982
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: cisofy.com
Affected software:
lynis
lynis
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate or delete data.
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.##### file.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3982
Install update from vendor's website.