cvelist/2014/1xxx/CVE-2014-1420.json

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        "AKA": "",
        "ASSIGNER": "security@ubuntu.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2014-07-24T15:47:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2014-1420",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Insecure temp file usage in Ubuntu UI toolkit"
    },
    "affects": {
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                                "version": {
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                                            "platform": "",
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_name": "1.1.1188",
                                            "version_value": "1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1"
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                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "Canonical"
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    },
    "configuration": [],
    "credit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Olivier Tilloy"
        }
    ],
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1."
            }
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    "exploit": [],
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            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 3.8,
            "baseSeverity": "LOW",
            "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "CHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')"
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                "name": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1348241",
                "refsource": "UBUNTU",
                "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1348241"
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                "name": "http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-team/ubuntu-ui-toolkit/staging/revision/1182",
                "refsource": "UBUNTU",
                "url": "http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-team/ubuntu-ui-toolkit/staging/revision/1182"
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