CVE-2014-1624 | BDVDB-2026-59644 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-01-28Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.