LOW
Cool Projects TarDiff allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pathname in a /tmp/tardiff-$$ temporary directory
Published May 6, 2016
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Cool Projects TarDiff allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pathname in a /tmp/tardiff-$$ temporary directory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- n/a
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.
3.3 LOW NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
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.
0.37% 0.00368
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00368
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 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 28.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 27.54th | 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% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3562 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/tardiff.git/commit/?id=9bd6a07bc204472ac27242cea16f89943b43003a x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3562 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/tardiff.git/commit/?id=9bd6a07bc204472ac27242cea16f89943b43003a | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published May 6, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 7, 2015
Link CVE-2015-0858
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a