CVE-2014-2524
Public on 2014-06-15
Modified on 2014-09-19
Description
The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | readline | 2014-06-15 | ALAS-2014-357 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 3.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |