CVE-2014-1624
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- python/pyxdg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.