CVE-2015-4155 json
GNU Parallel before 20150422, when using (1) --pipe, (2) --tmux, (3) --cat, (4) --fifo, or (5) --compress, allows local users to write to a…
published 2015-06-02 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-4179
- cvss
- 3.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
GNU Parallel before 20150422, when using (1) --pipe, (2) --tmux, (3) --cat, (4) --fifo, or (5) --compress, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Patch / fix
- parallel Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 20161222-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4155
- parallel Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 20161222-1~ubuntu0.16.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4155
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
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lists.gnu.org
/archive/html/parallel/2015-04/msg00045.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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lists.gnu.org
/archive/html/parallel/2015-05/msg00024.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/74962
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-4155
- NVD CVE-2015-4155
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