Race Condition Affecting xcfa package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-XCFA-287796
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed21 Nov 2019

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2014-5255  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 xcfa.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xcfa package and not the xcfa package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files. Note: A different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5254.

CVSS Scores

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