CVE-2014-1624
CVSS V2 Low 3.3
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2014-1624
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2014-01-28T00:55:04
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-08-29T01:34:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:pyxdg:0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 3.3
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 4.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1624 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1624 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:43:41 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-01 21:43:01 | 2014-01-28T00:55Z | 2014-01-28T00:55:04 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-01 21:43:01 | 2017-08-29T01:34:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-01 21:43:01 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |