6.6
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-55566
ColPack Temporary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting files or making ColPack graphing unavailable to other users.

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Published Date :

Dec. 9, 2024, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 17, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The ColPack package contains a vulnerability that allows for temporary file overwrites, and should be updated.
  • Update the ColPack package.
  • If the application is unavailable after the update, restart it.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-55566.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225617
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/335.html
https://github.com/CSCsw/ColPack/blob/9a7293a8dfd66a60434496b8df5ebb4274d70339/src/Utilities/extra.cpp#L184-L190
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-55566 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-55566 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-335
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting files or making ColPack graphing unavailable to other users.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225617
    Added Reference https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/335.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/CSCsw/ColPack/blob/9a7293a8dfd66a60434496b8df5ebb4274d70339/src/Utilities/extra.cpp#L184-L190
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.6
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