CVE-2014-0027

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0027
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-26 01:55:19 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.3 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

EPSS: 0.000580000 probability, percentile 0.180250000 (date 2026-05-04)

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cmu Flite 1.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-sec: temporary file issue in flite af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
1048678 – (CVE-2014-0027) CVE-2014-0027 flite: insecure temporary file use af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: flite-1.3-21.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
www.osvdb.org/101948 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:032 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: flite-1.3-20.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Flite 'play_wave_from_socket()' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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