(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
Published Jan 28, 2014
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
(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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.7.3.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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 | 0.36% (0.00364) | 27.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00364) | 28.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 24.84th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736359 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/102379 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/102381 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90669 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736359 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/102379 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/102381 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90669 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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