CVE-2015-4156 | BDVDB-2026-69702 Detail

Description#

GNU Parallel before 20150522 (Nepal), when using (1) --cat or (2) --fifo with --sshlogin, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00090.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74961
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-04/msg00045.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-05/msg00024.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12015-06-02Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.