The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2912-1 openjdk-6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2923-1 openjdk-7 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1938 The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2187-1 OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2191-1 OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:58:15.835Z

Reserved: 2014-02-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-1876

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-02-10T23:55:05.103

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2014-1876

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-02-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1876 - Bugzilla

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