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CVE-2014-1624
CVE-2014-1624
PUBLISHED
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.
EPSS 0.05% · 14.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.05%
14.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | pyxdg | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | pyxdg | 0, 0.25-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- [oss-security] 20140121 Re: Fwd: [Python-modules-team] Bug#736247: python-xdg: get_runtime_dir(strict=False): insecure use of /tmp (circl)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247 (circl)
- pythonxdg-cve20141624-symlink(90618) (circl)
- 65042 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20140121 Fwd: [Python-modules-team] Bug#736247: python-xdg: get_runtime_dir(strict=False): insecure use of /tmp (circl)
Timeline
- Jan 28, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1624 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1624 third-party-advisory