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CVE-2010-0118

Bournal before 1.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified temporary files associated with a --hack_the_gibson update check.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-0118 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from becauseinter organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-02-25T00:30:00.390

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.3 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	becauseinter	bournal	≤ 1.4	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	0.1	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	0.2	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	0.3	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	0.4	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	0.4.5	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	0.6	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	0.7	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	0.8	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	0.9	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	1.0	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	1.1	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	1.2	Yes
Application	becauseinter	bournal	1.3	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036697.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036701.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036764.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38554 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38814 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-6/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509685/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38353 ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036697.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036701.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036764.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38554 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38814 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-6/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509685/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38353 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For becauseinter's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.