gsd-2014-2524
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2014-2524


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      "publishedDate": "2014-08-20T14:55Z"
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