CVE-2014-2277 (GCVE-0-2014-2277)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-17 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:06
VLAI
Summary
The make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack, related to use of the tmpnam function.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2014-03-08 00:00
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