CVE-2014-1624
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-1624 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-01-28 00:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-08-29 01:34:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-59
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| oss-security - Re: Fwd: [Python-modules-team] Bug#736247: python-xdg: get_runtime_dir(strict=False): insecure use of /tmp | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| #736247 - python-xdg: get_runtime_dir(strict=False): insecure use of /tmp (CVE-2014-1624) - Debian Bug report logs | MISC | bugs.debian.org | |
| oss-security - Fwd: [Python-modules-team] Bug#736247: python-xdg: get_runtime_dir(strict=False): insecure use of /tmp | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| python-xdg '/tmp' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 994913 Python (Pip) Security Update for pyxdg (GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr)