LOW
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$$.conf
Published May 24, 2010
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
Mathematica 7, when running on Linux, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) files within /tmp/MathLink/ or (2) /tmp/fonts$$.conf.
Affected products
No data.
AND
Running on/with
- n/a
- 7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
1.9 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.32% 0.00318
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00318
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 22.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 23.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00032) | 5.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=127380255201760&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39805 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511298/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=127380255201760&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39805 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511298/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 24, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2010
Link CVE-2010-2027
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a