CVE-2015-0858

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Published May 6, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cool Projects TarDiff allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pathname in a /tmp/tardiff-$$ temporary directory.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tardiff_project:tardiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-564-1	tardiff security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3562-1	tardiff security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0869	Cool Projects TarDiff allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pathname in a /tmp/tardiff-$$ temporary directory.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.368% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3562
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/tardiff.git/commit/?id=9bd6a07bc204472ac27242cea16f89943b43003a

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Tardiff Project Tardiff

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:26 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: May 6, 2016, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:26 AM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 6, 2016, 5:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:21 AM

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