Bournal before 1.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack…
Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Bournal before 1.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified temporary files associated with a --hack_the_gibson update check.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.5 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.5 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
| cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | Becauseinter |
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
- cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Becauseinter
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0118
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5cg-xh84-2p2r
References
More Becauseinter Bournal vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-00114 Bournal before 1.4.1 on FreeBSD 8.0, when the -K option is used, places a ccrypt key on… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-0118 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0118 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m5cg-xh84-2p2r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-0118 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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