CVE-2014-1838

The (1) extract_keys_from_pdf and (2) fill_pdf functions in pdf_ext.py in logilab-commons before 0.61.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/toto.fdf.

CVSS v2.0 4.4 MEDIUM

4.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/11986
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737051
http://secunia.com/advisories/57209
http://www.logilab.org/ticket/207561
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00085.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:logilab:logilab-common:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2014-03-11 12:37

Updated : 2018-10-30 09:27

NVD link : CVE-2014-1838

Mitre link : CVE-2014-1838

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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Products Affected

logilab

logilab-common

opensuse

opensuse

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