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CWE-59

1,500 CVEs • Abstraction: Base • Likelihood of Exploit: Medium

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

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

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CVEs (1,500)

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1Redhat
1Cman
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 29, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/eglog temporary file.
1Redhat
2Fedora
Initscripts
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 29, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.7 MEDIUM· v2
rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file or directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run.
1Emacspeak Inc
1Emacspeak
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 24, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.6 MEDIUM· v2
extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv temporary file.
2Openswan
Xelerance
2Openswan
Openswan
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 24, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
The IPSEC livetest tool in Openswan 2.4.12 and earlier, and 2.6.x through 2.6.16, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the (1) ipseclive.conn and (2) ipsec.ol...Show more
The IPSEC livetest tool in Openswan 2.4.12 and earlier, and 2.6.x through 2.6.16, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the (1) ipseclive.conn and (2) ipsec.olts.remote.log temporary files. NOTE: in many distributions and the upstream version, this tool has been disabled.Show less
1Nooms
1Nooms
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 22, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
Open redirect vulnerability in admin/auth.php in NooMS 1.1 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the g_site_url parameter.
1Python Software Foundation
1Python
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 18, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be c...Show more
Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tmp$RANDOM.tmp temporary file. NOTE: there may not be common usage scenarios in which tmp$RANDOM.tmp is located in an untrusted directory.Show less
1Joomla
1Joomla
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 18, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
5.8 MEDIUM· v2
Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a "passed in" URL.
4Canonical
DebianMysql+1 more
4Debian Linux
MysqlMysql+1 more
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 18, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
MySQL before 5.0.67 allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are originally associated with pa...Show more
MySQL before 5.0.67 allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are originally associated with pathnames without symlinks, and that can point to tables created at a future time at which a pathname is modified to contain a symlink to a subdirectory of the MySQL home data directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4097.Show less
1Stephenjungels
1Plait
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 15, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
plaiter in Plait before 1.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) cut.$$, (2) head.$$, (3) awk.$$, and (4) ps.$$ temporary files in /tmp/.
1Hp
1Openvms
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 5, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.9 MEDIUM· v2
The finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to read arbitrary files via a link corresponding to a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.
1R Foundation
1R
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 4, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
1Debian
1Citadel Server
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 4, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
migrate_aliases.sh in Citadel Server 7.37 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
1Ampache
1Ampache
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 4, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
gather-messages.sh in Ampache 3.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/filelist temporary file.
1Debian
1Honeyd Common
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 4, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
test.sh in Honeyd 1.5c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
1Tiger
1Tiger
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 4, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
genmsgidx in Tiger 3.2.2 allows local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
1Lxde
1Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 3, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
src/main-win.c in GPicView 0.1.9 in Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rot.jpg temporary file.
1Caudium
1Caudium
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 2, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
configvar in Caudium 1.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/roken#####.pike temporary file.
1Amarok
1Amarok
Apr 23, 2026
Aug 14, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
3.3 LOW· v2
The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the album_info.xml temporary fi...Show more
The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp in Amarok before 1.4.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the album_info.xml temporary file.Show less
1Phpmyadmin
1Phpmyadmin
Apr 23, 2026
Aug 4, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.4 MEDIUM· v2
phpMyAdmin before 2.11.8 does not sufficiently prevent its pages from using frames that point to pages in other domains, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct spoofing or phishing activities via a cross-s...Show more
phpMyAdmin before 2.11.8 does not sufficiently prevent its pages from using frames that point to pages in other domains, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct spoofing or phishing activities via a cross-site framing attack.Show less
1Twibright
1Links
Apr 23, 2026
Jul 27, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
9.3 HIGH· v2
Unspecified vulnerability in Links before 2.1, when "only proxies" is enabled, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to providing "URLs to external programs."