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Syncevolution CVE-2014-1639

LOW
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (CWE-59)
2014-01-28 cve@mitre.org
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
M
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
P
Availability
P

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jan 28, 2014 - 00:55 cve.org
LOW 3.3

DescriptionCVE.org

syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp 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

syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp 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 Syncevolution. Version information: before 1.3.99.7.

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.

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