CVE-2014-1838

EUVD-2014-0031
The (1) extract_keys_from_pdf and (2) fill_pdf functions in pdf_ext.py in logilab-commons before 0.61.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/toto.fdf.
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ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
4.4 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 15%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
opensuseopensuse
12.3
opensuseopensuse
13.1
logilablogilab-common
𝑥
≤ 0.60.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
logilab-common
bookworm
1.9.8-1
fixed
bullseye
1.8.1-1
fixed
sid
2.0.0-1
fixed
squeeze
no-dsa
trixie
2.0.0-1
fixed
wheezy
no-dsa
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
logilab-common
artful
ignored
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
disco
not-affected
lucid
ignored
precise
ignored
quantal
ignored
saucy
ignored
trusty
dne
utopic
ignored
vivid
ignored
wily
ignored
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
ignored
zesty
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/11986
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00085.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57209
http://www.logilab.org/ticket/207561
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737051
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/11986
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00085.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57209
http://www.logilab.org/ticket/207561
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737051