Description
xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files. Note: A different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5254.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
xcfa xcfa
4.3.8-1affected
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020 ↗
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-5255 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95332 ↗
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600 ↗