CVE-2014-3986 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in Lynis versions prior to 1.5.5. An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack on a predictable temporary file in /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted, allowing them to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity and potential for partial integrity and availability impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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