CVE-2014-4150
The scheme48-send-definition function in cmuscheme48.el in Scheme 48 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/s48lose.tmp.
02 Description
The scheme48-send-definition function in cmuscheme48.el in Scheme 48 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/s48lose.tmp.
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
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- 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
- 2018-07-20 17:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 11:04Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-06-12
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- 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
- aa4df309c6349e676769dcdc054558b2226fdf805a205360a71f7074804db81b
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=748766
- www.s48.orghttp://www.s48.org/cgi-bin/hgwebdir.cgi/s48/rev/a44624256297
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140613 Re: CVE request: scheme48: insecure use of temporary files in cmuscheme48.elhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/13/5
- www.securityfocus.com67654http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67654
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- scheme48 Fixed in 1.9-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- scheme48 Fixed in 1.9-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- scheme48 Fixed in 1.9-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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