CVE-2014-5260
Published: 16 August 2014
The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file.
Notes
Author | Note |
---|---|
seth-arnold | Look for 0.66-1 which fixes usability issue introduced with 0.65. |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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libxml-dt-perl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(0.66-1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(0.66-1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(0.66-1)
|
|
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(0.66-1)
|
|
utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(0.66-1)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu. |