CVE-2024-54159: stalld through 1.19.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (file overwrite) via a /tmp/rtthrottle symlink attack.

4.1 CVSS

Description

stalld through 1.19.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (file overwrite) via a /tmp/rtthrottle symlink attack.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-54159

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.1

Affected Products

Vendor: n/a

Product: n/a

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.81% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/29/3
https://security.opensuse.org/2024/11/29/stalld-fixed-tmp-file.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/61.html

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