VDB
CVE-2014-5260
CVE-2014-5260
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.300000190734863 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.35% · 28.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6.300000190734863
EPSS Score
0.35%
28.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xml-dt_project | xml-dt | 0.61, 0.62, 0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Aug 16, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://metacpan.org/source/AMBS/XML-DT-0.66/Changes url
- https://bugs.debian.org/756566 url
- https://metacpan.org/diff/file?target=AMBS/XML-DT-0.64/&source=AMBS/XML-DT-0.63/ url
- [oss-security] 20140815 Re: CVE Request: XML-DT: Insecure use of temporary files mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5260 advisory
- https://metacpan.org/diff/file?target=AMBS/XML-DT-0.64/&source=AMBS/XML-DT-0.63 url