CVE-2014-1624

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-01-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.

Affected products

Python Pyxdg: 0.25

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618

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