CVE-2014-2277

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    CVE-2014-2277

    Published: 17 Oct 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack, related to use of the tmpnam function.

    References: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130464.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130479.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/09/1, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66139, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074720, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92104, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/09/1, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130464.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130479.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074720

    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
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