CVE-2014-1420CWE-59

Insecure temp file usage in Ubuntu UI toolkit

Low · published September 10, 2020

CVSS v3.1
3.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.8 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00504 · 42.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2020-09-10T23:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 23:55Z
    Insecure temp file usage in Ubuntu UI toolkit
    cvelistv5