CVE-2010-2027 Information

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.

Reference

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