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

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2007-10-04 CVE-2007-5207 Link Following vulnerability in Debian Guilt 0.27
guilt 0.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a guilt.log.[PID] temporary file.
local
debian CWE-59
3.3
2007-09-24 CVE-2007-3916 Link Following vulnerability in SKK Openlab SKK Tools 1.2
The main function in skkdic-expr.c in SKK Tools 1.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a skkdic$PID temporary file.
4.4
2007-09-04 CVE-2007-4652 Link Following vulnerability in PHP
The session extension in PHP before 5.2.4 might allow local users to bypass open_basedir restrictions via a session file that is a symlink.
local
php CWE-59
4.4
2007-08-31 CVE-2007-4631 Link Following vulnerability in Qgit 1.5.62Pre1
The DataLoader::doStart function in dataloader.cpp in QGit 1.5.6 and other versions up to 2pre1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable filenames.
local
qgit CWE-59
6.9
2007-08-08 CVE-2007-4224 Link Following vulnerability in KDE Konqueror 3.5.7
KDE Konqueror 3.5.7 allows remote attackers to spoof the URL address bar by calling setInterval with a small interval and changing the window.location property.
network
kde CWE-59
4.3
2007-07-15 CVE-2007-3103 Link Following vulnerability in multiple products
The init.d script for the X.Org X11 xfs font server on various Linux distributions might allow local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.font-unix temporary file.
local
high complexity
fedoraproject redhat CWE-59
6.2
2007-06-01 CVE-2007-2978 Link Following vulnerability in Eggblog
Session fixation vulnerability in eggblog 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.
network
eggblog CWE-59
6.8
2007-02-21 CVE-2007-1027 Link Following vulnerability in IBM DB2 9.0
Certain setuid DB2 binaries in IBM DB2 before 9 Fix Pack 2 for Linux and Unix allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the DB2DIAG.LOG temporary file.
local
ibm CWE-59
4.4
2006-11-10 CVE-2006-5851 Link Following vulnerability in Openbase International LTD Openbase
openexec in OpenBase SQL before 10.0.1 allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/output file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5328.
local
low complexity
openbase-international-ltd CWE-59
2.1
2006-04-19 CVE-2006-1247 Link Following vulnerability in IBM AIX
rm_mlcache_file in bos.rte.install in AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
local
ibm CWE-59
3.3