CVE-2014-1624
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.25-4 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.25-4 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.25-4 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.25-4 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.25-4 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| python | pyxdg | 0.25 | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1624.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1624
- https://github.com/takluyver/pyxdg/commit/bd999c1c3fe7ee5f30ede2cf704cf03e400347b4
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyxdg/PYSEC-2014-95.yaml
- https://github.com/takluyver/pyxdg
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227194825/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042
- 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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1624
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.