CWE Code: 59
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Summary: sosreport in sos 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2017-11-06
Last Modified Date: 2019-09-27
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CWE Code: 59
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Summary: sosreport in sos 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2017-11-06
Last Modified Date: 2019-09-27
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