Vulnerabilities > Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2020-01-30 CVE-2013-1867 Link Following vulnerability in Apple Tokend 032013
Gemalto Tokend 2013 has an Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite Vulnerability
low complexity
apple CWE-59
6.1
2020-01-30 CVE-2013-1866 Link Following vulnerability in Opensc Project Opensc
OpenSC OpenSC.tokend has an Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite Vulnerability
low complexity
opensc-project CWE-59
6.1
2020-01-28 CVE-2012-6114 Link Following vulnerability in Git-Extras Project Git-Extras 1.7.0
The git-changelog utility in git-extras 1.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/changelog or (2) /tmp/.git-effort.
local
low complexity
git-extras-project CWE-59
5.5
2020-01-21 CVE-2020-7040 Link Following vulnerability in multiple products
storeBackup.pl in storeBackup through 3.5 relies on the /tmp/storeBackup.lock pathname, which allows symlink attacks that possibly lead to privilege escalation.
network
high complexity
storebackup debian opensuse canonical CWE-59
8.1
2020-01-21 CVE-2019-18932 Link Following vulnerability in multiple products
log.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (sarg) through 2.3.11 allows local privilege escalation.
7.0
2020-01-14 CVE-2020-0616 Link Following vulnerability in Microsoft products
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links, aka 'Microsoft Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-59
5.5
2020-01-14 CVE-2015-3147 Link Following vulnerability in Redhat products
daemon/abrt-handle-upload.in in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT), when moving problem reports from /var/spool/abrt-upload, allows local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on (1) /var/spool/abrt or (2) /var/tmp/abrt.
network
low complexity
redhat CWE-59
6.5
2020-01-14 CVE-2015-1869 Link Following vulnerability in Redhat Automatic BUG Reporting Tool
The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a var_log_messages file.
local
low complexity
redhat CWE-59
7.8
2019-12-27 CVE-2019-16896 Link Following vulnerability in K7Computing K7 Ultimate Security 16.0.0117
In K7 Ultimate Security 16.0.0117, the module K7BKCExt.dll (aka the backup module) improperly validates the administrative privileges of the user, allowing an arbitrary file write via a symbolic link attack with file restoration functionality.
local
low complexity
k7computing CWE-59
7.8
2019-12-24 CVE-2019-19695 Link Following vulnerability in Trendmicro Antivirus 9.0/9.0.1379
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2019 (v9.0.1379 and below) could potentially allow an attacker to create a symbolic link to a target file and modify it.
network
low complexity
trendmicro CWE-59
7.5