CVE-2018-6198 | Date: (C)2018-01-25 (M)2024-01-05 |
w3m through 0.5.3 does not properly handle temporary files when the ~/.w3m directory is unwritable, which allows a local attacker to craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 4.7 | CVSS Score : 3.3 |
Exploit Score: 1.0 | Exploit Score: 3.4 |
Impact Score: 3.6 | Impact Score: 4.9 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
Attack Complexity: HIGH | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: NONE |
User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: NONE |
Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
Confidentiality: NONE | Availability: PARTIAL |
Integrity: HIGH | |
Availability: NONE | |
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