HIGH
The (1) extract_keys_from_pdf and (2) fill_pdf functions in pdf_ext.py in logilab-commons before 0.61.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/toto.fdf
Published Mar 11, 2014
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The (1) extract_keys_from_pdf and (2) fill_pdf functions in pdf_ext.py in logilab-commons before 0.61.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/toto.fdf.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
8.7 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality None
Vulnerable System Integrity None
Vulnerable System Availability High
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
5.6 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00346
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00346
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 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 25.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 25.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 12.72th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/11986 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00085.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57209 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.logilab.org/ticket/207561 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737051 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rr52-wg7f-8875 Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/logilab-common/PYSEC-2014-83.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1838
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/11986 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00085.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/57209 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.logilab.org/ticket/207561 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737051 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rr52-wg7f-8875 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/logilab-common/PYSEC-2014-83.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1838 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 11, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 2, 2014
Link CVE-2014-1838
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-RR52-WG7F-8875 Updated n/a