CVE-2024-34490 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Maxima through 5.47.0 before 51704c, the plotting facilities make use of predictable names under /tmp. Thus, the contents may be controlled by a local attacker who can create files in advance with these names. This affects, for example, plot2d.

Published: 2024-05-05

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00182.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/bugs/3755/

History

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Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:51:11.574Z

Reserved: 2024-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-34490

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:51:11.574Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-05-05T03:15:07.293

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:33:31.627

Link: CVE-2024-34490

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-377
Insecure Temporary File

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