CVE-2014-1624
python-xdg 0.25 - Local Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.
References (5)
Scores
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.0%
Classification
CWE
CWE-59
Status
draft
Affected Products (2)
python/pyxdg
pypi/pyxdg
< 0.26PyPI
Timeline
Published
Jan 28, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026