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CVE-2016-3992

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Published: Jul 26, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.2
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.

Affected (5)

Cronic Project
1 product
Cronic
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Opensuse
2 products
Leap
Opensuse
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Cronic
Version 2
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian
Debian Linux
Version 7.0
Debian Linux
Version 8.0
Configuration C
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Leap
Version 42.1
Opensuse
Version 13.2

Related CWEs

CWE-284
Improper Access Control
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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