CVE-2014-5260 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Xml-dt Project	Xml-dt

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.60:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.61:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.62:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-5153	The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/8
https://bugs.debian.org/756566
https://metacpan.org/diff/file?target=AMBS/XML-DT-0.64/&source=AMBS/XML-DT-0.63/
https://metacpan.org/source/AMBS/XML-DT-0.66/Changes

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2014-08-16T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:41:48.228Z

Reserved: 2014-08-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-5260

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-08-16T04:39:55.723

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

Link: CVE-2014-5260

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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