CVE-2014-1638

N/A Unknown
Published: January 28, 2014 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

(1) debian/postrm and (2) debian/localepurge.config in localepurge before 0.7.3.2 use tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736359
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/102379
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/102381
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736359
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/102379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/102381
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
12th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian