DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1640

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1640
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1640.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1640
Upstream
Published
2014-01-28T00:55:04Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:03:20Z
Summary
[none]
Details

axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses 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

Affected packages

Debian:12 / axiom

Package

Name
axiom
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/axiom?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20120501-17

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1640.json"

Debian:13 / axiom

Package

Name
axiom
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/axiom?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20120501-17

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1640.json"

Debian:14 / axiom

Package

Name
axiom
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/axiom?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20120501-17

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1640.json"