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CVE-2014-4038

Date: June 17, 2014

ppc64-diag 2.6.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to (1) rtas_errd/diag_support.c and /tmp/get_dt_files, (2) scripts/ppc64_diag_mkrsrc and /tmp/diagSEsnap/snapH.tar.gz, or (3) lpd/test/lpd_ela_test.sh and /var/tmp/ras.

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0383.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00018.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4038
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109371
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882667
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68049
http://secunia.com/advisories/60616
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1320.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4038
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-4038

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

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): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

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