CVE-2014-1639
syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows
02 Description
syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-01-28 00:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 09:50Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-01-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 98c8c6f13337a0028a511fe4762353a2a8717d16c7c8b25a88e2fa1d3985e2d6
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140122 Re: Getting tempfile/mktemp wronghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsyncevolution-cve20141639-symlink(90662)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90662
- www.osvdb.org102380http://www.osvdb.org/102380
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736357
- www.securityfocus.com65098http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140122 Getting tempfile/mktemp wronghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- syncevolution Fixed in 1.3.99.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- syncevolution Fixed in 1.3.99.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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