syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.
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Published : 2014-01-28 00:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2014-1639
Mitre link : CVE-2014-1639
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-1639
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Products Affected
debian
- syncevolution
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')