CVE-2014-4978

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-4978
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-29 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe rs_filter_graph function in librawstudio/rs-filter.c in rawstudio might allow local users to truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/rs-filter-graph.png or (2) /tmp/rs-filter-graph.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary3.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Application Rawstudio Rawstudio 2.0-1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: rawstudio-2.1-0.1.20150511git983bda1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
#754899 - rawstudio: CVE-2014-4978: Insecure use of temporary file - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian rawstudio Package 'rs_filter_graph()' Function Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE request: rawstudio: Insecure use of temporary file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1120093 – CVE-2014-4978 rawstudio: Insecure use of temporary file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Fixes insecure use of temporary file (CVE-2014-4978). · rawstudio/rawstudio@9c2cd3c · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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