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    CVE-2014-1639

    syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp 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.

    Published:Jan 28, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 28, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.00048
    CVSS Score:3.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Syncevolution

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High