CVE-2014-2277

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-2277
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-17 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack, related to use of the tmpnam function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary3.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Perltidy Project Perltidy All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: possible CVE requests: perltidy insecure temporary file usage af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: perltidy-20130922-1.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: perltidy-20130922-1.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Perl Perltidy Package CVE-2014-2277 Insecure File Creation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 1074720 – CVE-2014-2277 perltidy: insecure temporary file creation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
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