main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
CVSS 2.0
Severity: LOW
Problem Type: NVD-CWE-Other,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 |
| sco | unixware | 7.1.4 |
| sco | unixware | 7.1.3 |
| cscope | cscope | 13.0 |
| cscope | cscope | 15.4 |
| gentoo | linux | * |
| cscope | cscope | 15.3 |
| cscope | cscope | 15.1 |
| sco | unixware | 7.1.1 |
| cscope | cscope | 15.5 |
Buffer overflow in Cscope 15.5, and possibly multiple overflows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a C file with a long #include line that is later browsed by the target.
CVSS 2.0
Severity: MEDIUM
Problem Type: CWE-119,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| cscope | cscope | 15.5 |