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CVE-2014-3982 (GCVE-0-2014-3982)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-06-08 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:04
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Summary
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.##### file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2014-06-05 00:00
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