CVE-2014-2893 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The GetHTMLRunDir function in the scan-build utility in Clang 3.5 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary directories with predictable names.

Published: 2014-04-23

Score: 1.9 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:llvm:clang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-2916	The GetHTMLRunDir function in the scan-build utility in Clang 3.5 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary directories with predictable names.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00062.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00038.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/16/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/20/1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=744817
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2893
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2893

History

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Subscriptions

Llvm Clang

Opensuse Opensuse

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-04-23T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:28:46.175Z

Reserved: 2014-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2893

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-04-23T15:55:05.033

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-2893

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-04-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2893 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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