Vulnerability Details CVE-2014-5260
The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 11.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.3
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/8
- https://bugs.debian.org/756566
- https://metacpan.org/diff/file?target=AMBS/XML-DT-0.64/&source=AMBS/XML-DT-0.63/
- https://metacpan.org/source/AMBS/XML-DT-0.66/Changes
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/8
- https://bugs.debian.org/756566
- https://metacpan.org/diff/file?target=AMBS/XML-DT-0.64/&source=AMBS/XML-DT-0.63/
- https://metacpan.org/source/AMBS/XML-DT-0.66/Changes
Products affected by CVE-2014-5260
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cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.60
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cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.61
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cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.62
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cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.63