CVE-2010-2449 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in Gource versions up to 0.26, where the application logs to a predictable temporary file. An attacker can exploit this by creating a symbolic link to an arbitrary file, causing Gource to overwrite that file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to high integrity impact (data overwrite) without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gource:gource:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.