CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-7543

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, allowing local users to hijack IPC by pre-creating the temporary directory.

Risk Assessment

Hijacking IPC by local users can lead to unauthorized access to system data and resources, posing a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update aRts and kdelibs3 to the latest versions that fix the temporary directory creation issue.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to hijack the IPC by pre-creating the temporary directory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS