CVE-2014-1639 | BDVDB-2026-59646 Detail

Description#

syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90662
http://www.osvdb.org/102380
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736357
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3

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.