perltidy: insecure temporary file creation
Published Oct 17, 2017
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack, related to use of the tmpnam function.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2012-07-01-1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
perltidy
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
perltidy
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perltidy | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | perltidy | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 26.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 27.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 15.10th | 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 (9)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130464.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130479.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/09/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66139 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2277 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074720 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92104 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2277
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2277
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130464.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130479.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/09/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66139 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2277 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074720 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92104 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2277 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2277 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.