| Name | CVE-2014-1838 |
| 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. |
| 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 | 737051 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| logilab-common (PTS) | buster | 1.4.2-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.8.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.9.8-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.0.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| logilab-common | source | (unstable) | 0.61.0-1 | low | | 737051 |
Notes
[squeeze] - logilab-common <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - logilab-common <no-dsa> (Minor issue)