CVE-2014-1639

Published Jan 28, 2014

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description: syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp 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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 3.3
Impact score: 4.9
Exploitability score: 3.4
Vector string: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:syncevolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "84FF0FDF-06F7-42DC-AF83-718D2BD8B1B3",
            "versionEndIncluding": "1.3.99.6"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References