CVE-2014-1876
The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- oracle/openjdk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737562
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852886808946&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852974709252&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/102808
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0675.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0685.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/242
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/285
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59058
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672080
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676746
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21679713
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2912
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65568
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2187-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2191-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060907
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737562
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852886808946&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140852974709252&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/102808
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0675.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0685.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/242
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/285
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.