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CVE-2018-21269

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Date: October 26, 2020

checkpath in OpenRC through 0.42.1 might allow local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because a non-terminal path component can be a symlink.

Language: C

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Related Resources (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21269
https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/issues/201
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-21269
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-21269

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Link Following

CWE-59

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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