Cool Projects TarDiff allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack…
Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cool Projects TarDiff allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pathname in a /tmp/tardiff-$$ temporary directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00368 30th 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:tardiff_project:tardiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Tardiff Project |
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:tardiff_project:tardiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Tardiff Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0858
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h989-3vfv-vw6f
References
Sources
- CVE-2015-0858 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-0858 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h989-3vfv-vw6f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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