CVE-2014-1838
Published: 11 March 2014
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
logilab-common
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(0.61.0-1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(0.61.0-1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(0.61.0-1)
|
|
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
quantal |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(0.61.0-1)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu. This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. |