CVE-2010-2056

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2056
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-22 05:43:14 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionGNU gv before 3.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.3 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Gv 3.5.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gv 3.6.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gv 3.6.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gv 3.6.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gv 3.6.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gv 3.6.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gv 3.6.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gv 3.6.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gv 3.6.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gv 3.6.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gv All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fedora update for gv - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/66249 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: gv-3.7.1-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
GNU gv - News: gv 3.7.0 released (Security Fix) & Translators wanted [Savannah] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 savannah.gnu.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 599621 – CVE-2010-2056 gv: Insecure (predictable) temporary file use af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: gv-3.7.1-1.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
GNU gv Two Security Issues - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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