LOW
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name
Published Jun 8, 2014
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
Affected products
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.
3.3 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00340
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00340
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 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 25.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 25.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 31.55th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://cisofy.com/files/lynis-1.5.5.tar.gz x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/05/14 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/06/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/07/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/21 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cisofy.com/files/lynis-1.5.5.tar.gz | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/05/14 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/06/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/07/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/21 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 8, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 6, 2014
Link CVE-2014-3986
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a