CVE-2015-4156

EUVD-2015-4180
GNU Parallel before 20150522 (Nepal), when using (1) --cat or (2) --fifo with --sshlogin, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
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ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
3.6 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 15%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
opensuseopensuse
13.1
opensuseopensuse
13.2
gnuparallel
𝑥
≤ 20150322
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
parallel
bookworm
20221122+ds-2
fixed
bullseye
20161222-1.1
fixed
sid
20240222+ds-2
fixed
trixie
20240222+ds-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
parallel
artful
ignored
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
precise
dne
trusty
Fixed 20161222-1~ubuntu0.14.04.1
released
utopic
ignored
vivid
ignored
wily
ignored
xenial
Fixed 20161222-1~ubuntu0.16.04.1
released
yakkety
ignored
zesty
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-04/msg00045.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-05/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00090.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74961
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-04/msg00045.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-05/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00090.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74961