CVE-2014-1638
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
3.3
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
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1638
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736359
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.7.3.2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.7.3.2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.7.3.2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.7.3.2 |
| debian | trixie | 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
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.