Vulnerability Details CVE-2014-1640
axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 17.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 3.3
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736358
- 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/102383
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90663
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736358
- 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/102383
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90663