CVE-2014-3981

Summary

CVECVE-2014-3981
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-08 18:55:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionacinclude.m4, as used in the configure script in PHP 5.5.13 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/phpglibccheck file.

Risk And Classification

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

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

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP 5.2 open source component for IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security (CVE-2014-3515 CVE-2014-4049 CVE-2014-3981 CVE-2014-0238 CVE-2014-0237, CVE-2014-4721, CVE-2014-4670 CVE-2014-4698) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: More /tmp fun (PHP, Lynis) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX03150 SSRT101681 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache Server Suite running Apache Tomcat o' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of OS X Mavericks v10.9.5 and Security Update 2014-004 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Bulletin Board Update - January 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2 OS X 10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
oss-security - Re: CVE request: PHP configure script and Lynis tool /tmp/ issues reported on full disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1104978 – CVE-2014-3981 php: insecure temporary file use in the configure script af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
208.43.231.11 Git - php-src.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.php.net
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX03102 SSRT101681 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache Server Suite running Apache Tomcat o' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
PHP :: Sec Bug #67390 :: insecure temporary file use in the configure script af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
208.43.231.11 Git - php-src.git/commit MITRE git.php.net
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