CVE-2014-1639 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks due to unsafe temporary file handling in SyncEvolution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1639?
CVE-2014-1639 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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 local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1639?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Syncevolution.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1639?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-1639 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1639 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1639, GHSA-wvp4-7f3w-g9qj.