MGASA-2014-0047

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    MGASA-2014-0047

    Published: 10 Feb 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0027

    Summary: Updated flite package fixes CVE-2014-0027

    Details: Updated flite packages fix security vulnerability: The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav (CVE-2014-0027).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0047.html, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127776.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12617

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: flite

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/flite?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.4-2.1.mga3

    Affected versions

    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