CVE-2014-6311
Published: 22 November 2019
generate_doygen.pl in ace before 6.2.7+dfsg-2 creates predictable file names in the /tmp directory which allows attackers to gain elevated privileges.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | per Debian, not installed into the binary packages |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ace Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| bionic |
Needed
|
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| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| focal |
Needed
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| jammy |
Needed
|
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| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
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| lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
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| mantic |
Needed
|
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| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu. This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. | ||
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |