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CVE-2014-5260
Published: Aug 16, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://metacpan.org/source/AMBS/XML-DT-0.66/Changes
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https://bugs.debian.org/756566
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[oss-security] 20140815 Re: CVE Request: XML-DT: Insecure use of temporary files
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