FKIE_CVE-2014-1639

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-01-28 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:05
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736357Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/102380
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90662
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736357Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/102380
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90662
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
debian syncevolution *
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