Unscored severity · published Aug 20, 2014
CVE-2014-2524
The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID]…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
20 · source: NVD
MA
Mageia · Mageia
3.0; 4.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
12.3; 13.1 · source: NVD
RE
Readline · Gnu
through 6.3; 2.1; 2.2; 4.0; 4.1; 4.2; +8 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2524
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2524
Third Party Advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0319.html
Patch
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2014-03/msg00057.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00037.html
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/579
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/587
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:154
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