CVE-2010-4817

pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.

5.5 MediumFix available

pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.

Record: CVE-2010-4817
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.

Record: CVE-2010-4817
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-4782 No score

pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.

Record: EUVD-2010-4782
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6j7-vgxw-qg28 5.5

pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.

pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.

Record: GHSA-g6j7-vgxw-qg28
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.

Record: CVE-2010-4817
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4817 5.5

pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4817
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pithos` Debian:12	before 0.3.5-1	0.3.5-1
`pithos` Debian:13	before 0.3.5-1	0.3.5-1
`pithos` Debian:14	before 0.3.5-1	0.3.5-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-4817 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Pithos, published November 13, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in pithos 0.3.5-1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

History

In short

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