Insecure Temporary File Affecting perltidy package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-PERLTIDY-1946985
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Mar 2014

Introduced: 3 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-2277  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-377  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 perltidy.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perltidy package and not the perltidy package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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