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GHSA-2F6X-V9QJ-8F54

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:37 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:36

Details

The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xml##### temporary file.

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  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:36:38Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T04:37:34Z",
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CVE-2014-5260 (GCVE-0-2014-5260)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-08-16 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:41

Summary

The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

debian

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://metacpan.org/source/AMBS/XML-DT-0.66/Changes	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugs.debian.org/756566	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://metacpan.org/diff/file?target=AMBS/XML-DT…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/8	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Date Public

2014-07-30 00:00

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GHSA-2F6X-V9QJ-8F54

CVE-2014-5260 (GCVE-0-2014-5260)

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