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CVE-2016-3992
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3)…
Medium6.2EPSS 0.35%
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- mitre
Description
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- [oss-security] 20160410 CVE request: cronic - predictable temporary files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160410 Re: CVE request: cronic - predictable temporary files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820331 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1741 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .