| Name | CVE-2014-1640 |
| Description | axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses tempfile 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 736358 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| axiom (PTS) | bullseye | 20170501-6 | fixed |
| bookworm | 20170501-12 | fixed |
| forky, sid, trixie | 20210105dp1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| axiom | source | (unstable) | 20120501-17 | low | | 736358 |
Notes
[squeeze] - axiom <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - axiom <no-dsa> (Minor issue)