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CVE-2010-2056
GNU gv before 3.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Low3.3EPSS 0.33%
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- redhat
Description
GNU gv before 3.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 73% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 40532 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599621 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1757 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-10642 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 40475 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-10660 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 66249 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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