CVE-2014-5260 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2014-08-16

Score: 6.3 Medium

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

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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.

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 0.00349.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

Xml-dt Project Xml-dt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2014-08-16T01:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2014-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-5260

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:11:17.560

Link: CVE-2014-5260

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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