What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-1638?

CVE-2014-1638 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.3 (Low). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Localepurge CVE-2014-1638

LOW

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (CWE-59)

2014-01-28 cve@mitre.org

Debian Information Disclosure Localepurge

3.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

3.3 LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 28, 2014 - 00:55 cve.org

LOW 3.3

DescriptionCVE.org

(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.

AnalysisAI

(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. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. (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 include: Debian Localepurge. Version information: before 0.7.3.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.