CVE - CVE-2014-1624

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1624	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.
References
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BID:65042 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042 MISC:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140121 Fwd: [Python-modules-team] Bug#736247: python-xdg: get_runtime_dir(strict=False): insecure use of /tmp URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140121 Re: Fwd: [Python-modules-team] Bug#736247: python-xdg: get_runtime_dir(strict=False): insecure use of /tmp URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4 XF:pythonxdg-cve20141624-symlink(90618) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20140121	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20140121)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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