CVE-2014-1640

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

axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses 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

Debian Axiom: 20100701-1.1

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736358
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
http://www.osvdb.org/102383
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90663
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736358
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
http://www.osvdb.org/102383
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90663

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