CVE-2016-3992
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1)...
CVE-2016-3992 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Cronic Project Cronic, published July 26, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in cronic 3-1.
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
- Record
CVE-2016-3992- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
- Record
CVE-2016-3992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5001 No score
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5001- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2j8h-r33w-q9rh
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1)...
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
- Record
GHSA-2j8h-r33w-q9rh- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
- Record
CVE-2016-3992- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-3992
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3992- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10384-1 No score
cronic-3-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the cronic-3-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10384-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/4
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820331
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00013.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3992
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j8h-r33w-q9rh
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3992
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3992