Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-2027
Mathematica 7, when running on Linux, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) files within /tmp/MathLink/ or (2) /tmp/fonts$$.conf.
EPSS: 0.003 (24.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Wolfram_research Mathematica — versions 7
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)