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CVE-2022-21945 (GCVE-0-2022-21945)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-16 10:05 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:40
VLAI
Title
cscreen: usage of fixed path /tmp/cscreen.debug
Summary
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in cscreen of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to cause DoS for cscreen and a system DoS for non-default systems. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cscreen version 1.2-1.3 and prior versions.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-377 - Insecure Temporary File
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
openSUSE Factory Affected: cscreen , ≤ 1.2-1.3 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-03-11 00:00
Credits
Matthias Gerstner of SUSE
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