The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when Mathopd is running with the -n option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on dump files that are triggered by a SIGWINCH signal.
Threat-Mapped Scoring
Score: 0.0
Priority: Unclassified
EPSS
Score: 0.00037 Percentile:
0.09689
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3.1 Score: 5.5
Severity: MEDIUM
Mapped CWE(s)
CWE-59
: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
All CAPEC(s)
CAPEC-132: Symlink Attack
CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files
CAPEC-35: Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls