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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

AuthorNote
seth-arnold
Look for 0.66-1 which fixes usability issue introduced with 0.65.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
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.