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CVE-2010-2027

• Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2010-05-24 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Mathematica 7, when running on Linux, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) files within /tmp/MathLink/ or (2) /tmp/fonts$$.conf.

Affected products

• Wolfram Research Mathematica: 7

References

• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=127380255201760&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39805
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511298/100/0/threaded
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=127380255201760&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39805
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511298/100/0/threaded

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