| Name | CVE-2014-5260 |
| Description | The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file. |
| 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 | 756566 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libxml-dt-perl (PTS) | bullseye | 0.69-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 0.69-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[wheezy] - libxml-dt-perl <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - libxml-dt-perl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)