CVE-2014-1838

Publication date 11 March 2014

Last updated 16 September 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Description

The (1) extract_keys_from_pdf and (2) fill_pdf functions in pdf_ext.py in logilab-commons before 0.61.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/toto.fdf.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
logilab-common 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

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