CVE-2014-3982
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.##### file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
3.3
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.##### file.
- Record
CVE-2014-3982- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.##### file.
- Record
CVE-2014-3982- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3915 No score
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.##### file.
- Record
EUVD-2014-3915- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8vc-63q5-4pxr No score
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.##### file.
- Record
GHSA-h8vc-63q5-4pxr- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-3982 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Cisofy Lynis, published June 8, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.