CVE-2014-1639

low
Published 2014-01-28 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
3.3

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1639

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736357

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.3.99.7-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.3.99.7-1
debian debiansidfixed1.3.99.7-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
debian debiansyncevolution{"endIncluding":"1.3.99.6"}

References

CWEs

CWE-59

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.