CVE-2014-1420 LOW

CVE-2014-1420: Insecure temp file usage in Ubuntu UI toolkit

Vendor Canonical
Product ubuntu-ui-toolkit
Weakness CWE-59
Published September 10, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

3.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 10, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated