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CVE-2014-2277

Date: October 17, 2017

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.

Severity Score

7.1

Related Resources (10)

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2277

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074720

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/09/1

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92104

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66139

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2277

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130464.html

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130479.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2277

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-2277

Severity Score

7.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Access Control

CWE-284

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.1
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	3.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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