FKIE_CVE-2014-3981

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-06-08 18:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:09
Severity
Summary
acinclude.m4, as used in the configure script in PHP 5.5.13 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/phpglibccheck file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=91bcadd85e20e50d3f8c2e9721327681640e6f16
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlMailing List
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/06/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683486Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67390Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1104978Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT204659Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=91bcadd85e20e50d3f8c2e9721327681640e6f16
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlMailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/06/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683486Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67390Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1104978Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT204659Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "acinclude.m4, utilizado en la secuencia de comandos de configuraci\u00f3n en PHP 5.5.13 y anteriores, permite a usuarios locales sobrescribir archivos arbitrarios a trav\u00e9s de un ataque de enlace simb\u00f3lico sobre el archivo /tmp/phpglibccheck."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:09:14.660",
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        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
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          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 3.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 3.4,
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