CVE-2015-5705 (GCVE-0-2015-5705)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-06 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:59
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Summary
Argument injection vulnerability in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted symlink and crafted filename.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2015-07-31 00:00
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