CVE-2014-1638
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1638
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-1638.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-1638
- Downstream
- Published
- 2014-01-28T00:55:04Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-10T03:43:38.617092Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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(1) debian/postrm and (2) debian/localepurge.config in localepurge before 0.7.3.2 use tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.
- References
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- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736359
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
- http://www.osvdb.org/102379
- http://www.osvdb.org/102381
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90669