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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

Published Jan 28, 2014

Description

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.

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Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-59

References (5)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 28, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 22, 2014
Link CVE-2014-1640
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2014-1640
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2014-1640