pyxdg: TOCTOU race condition in get_runtime_dir() when strict=False
Published Jan 28, 2014
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pyxdg
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pyxdg
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pyxdg | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pyxdg | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 22.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 22.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1624 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056338 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyxdg/PYSEC-2014-95.yaml
- https://github.com/takluyver/pyxdg/commit/bd999c1c3fe7ee5f30ede2cf704cf03e400347b4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1624
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227194825/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1624
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1624 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056338 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyxdg/PYSEC-2014-95.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/takluyver/pyxdg/commit/bd999c1c3fe7ee5f30ede2cf704cf03e400347b4 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1624 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20200227194825/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1624 |
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