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CVE-2014-1639

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Date: January 27, 2014

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.

Language: Perl

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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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736357
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90662
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1639
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-1639

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CWE-59

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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