CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-1624

LOW
3.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.

How to fix

Remediation Available
pyxdgDebian
Fixed in:0.25-4CVE-2014-1624
Fixed in:0.25-4CVE-2014-1624
Fixed in:0.25-4CVE-2014-1624
Fixed in:0.25-4CVE-2014-1624

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days
23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

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