01 Record
CVE-2010-2027
Mathematica 7, when running on Linux, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) files within /tmp/MathLink/ or (2) /tmp/fonts$$.conf.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Mathematica 7, when running on Linux, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) files within /tmp/MathLink/ or (2) /tmp/fonts$$.conf.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 24.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-05-24 19:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 02:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-05-24
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 59529e76fff5c85faabc1ccd3261ec02bdeffd34951e0666fe0c5a836cb8fe57
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com39805http://secunia.com/advisories/39805
- www.securityfocus.com20100514 Mathematica on Linux /tmp/MathLink vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511298/100/0/threaded
- marc.info20100514 Mathematica on Linux /tmp/MathLink vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=127380255201760&w=2