CVE-2014-2277 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit symlink vulnerabilities in temporary file creation to read sensitive information or write to arbitrary files.
- 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-2014-2277?
CVE-2014-2277 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack, related to use of the tmpnam function.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Perltidy Project Perltidy.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2277?
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-2014-2277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2277, GHSA-g7r2-wjmp-vjj6, MGASA-2014-0147.