CVE-2014-3986 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on predictable temporary files in Lynis, potentially compromising system integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3986?
CVE-2014-3986 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisofy Lynis.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3986?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-3986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986, GHSA-86cx-5fmh-r6xm.