CVE-2014-6311

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-6311
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-11-22 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-18 15:05:00 UTC
Descriptiongenerate_doygen.pl in ace before 6.2.7+dfsg-2 creates predictable file names in the /tmp directory which allows attackers to gain elevated privileges.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-330

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Vanderbilt Adaptive Communication Environment 6.2.7 All All All
Application Vanderbilt Adaptive Communication Environment 6.2.7 dfsg-2 All All
Application Vanderbilt Adaptive Communication Environment 6.2.7 All All All
Application Vanderbilt Adaptive Communication Environment 6.2.7 dfsg-2 All All
Application Vanderbilt Adaptive Communication Environment All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request: /tmp file vulnerability in ace MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2014-6311 MISC security-tracker.debian.org Third Party Advisory
#760709 - ace: CVE-2014-6311: /tmp file vulnerability in generate_doxygen.pl - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: /tmp file vulnerability in ace MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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