CVE-2014-1638
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
3.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.7.3.2 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.7.3.2 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.7.3.2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.7.3.2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.7.3.2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | localepurge | {"endIncluding":"0.7.3.1"} | |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736359
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1638
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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