CVE-2014-1639
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CVE-2014-1639
Published: 28 Jan 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026
Summary:
Details: 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.
References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736357, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4, http://www.osvdb.org/102380, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90662
Affected packages
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
