VDB
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 0.32% · 24.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.32%
24.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | pyxdg | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | pyxdg | 0, 0.25-3 |
Timeline
- Jan 28, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 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