What is CVE-2017-18925?

CVE-2017-18925 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openr Opentmpfiles, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-18925?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openr Opentmpfiles

CVE-2017-18925

opentmpfiles through 0.3.1 allows local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because d entries are mishandled and allow a symlink attack.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openr Opentmpfiles
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18925?: CVE-2017-18925 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openr Opentmpfiles, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-18925?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.