CVE-2014-1638
(1) debian/postrm and (2) debian/localepurge.config in localepurge before 0.7.3.2 use tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
(1) debian/postrm and (2) debian/localepurge.config in localepurge before 0.7.3.2 use tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- debian/localepurge
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736359Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
- http://www.osvdb.org/102379
- http://www.osvdb.org/102381
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90669
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736359Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
- http://www.osvdb.org/102379
- http://www.osvdb.org/102381
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90669
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.