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TI-2010-00113 Aliases CVE-2010-0118GHSA-m5cg-xh84-2p2r

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.5VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableBecauseinter
  • 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
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableBecauseinter
cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableBecauseinter
  • 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

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0118
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5cg-xh84-2p2r

References

  • 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