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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/102383
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736358
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90663
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3
Scores
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
22.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
debian/axiom
20100701-1.1
Published
Jan 28, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026