CVE-2010-2056 — Link Following in GV

CWE-59 — Link Following7 documents7 sources
Severity
3.3LOWNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
GVGNU GV
Timeline
PublishedJul 22
Latest updateMay 17

Description

GNU gv before 3.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:M/C:N/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 4.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiangv/gv< 1:3.7.1-1+3
▶NVDgnu/gv3.6.9+10

Patches

Patch: savannah.gnu.org ↗Patch: savannah.gnu.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-fc9p-2x28-25pw: GNU gv before 3↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2010-2056: GNU gv before 3↗2010-07-22
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OSV
CVE-2010-2056: GNU gv before 3↗2010-07-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
gv: Insecure (predictable) temporary file use↗2010-05-27
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Debian
CVE-2010-2056: gv - GNU gv before 3.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlin...↗2010
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-2056 gv: Insecure (predictable) temporary file use↗2010-06-03
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CVE-2010-2056 — Link Following in GNU GV | cvebase