CVE-2010-0118

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.

Published: 2010-02-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0118 is rated Low Risk (21.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0118

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.33% +0.28%
2 2023-03-07 1.10% 0.04% -1.06%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.10% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0118

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0118

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0118

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0118

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0118

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
becauseinter bournal <= 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
becauseinter bournal 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:becauseinter:bournal:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0118

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