CVE-2015-4156
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.
Published:Jun 2, 2015
Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
EPS:Jun 2, 2015
EPSS Score:0.00052
CVSS Score:3.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gnu
Product
Parallel
Gnu
Parallel
Vendor
Opensuse
Product
Opensuse
Opensuse
Opensuse
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
