CVE-2014-2524
GNU Readline Symlink File Creation Vulnerability
Description
The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2014, 2:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.9
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2014-2524 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2014-2524
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2014-2524.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0319.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2014-03/msg00057.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00037.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/579 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/587 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:154 | Broken Link |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:132 | Broken Link |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077023 | Issue Tracking |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135686.html | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CMake Shell Perl C++ C Batchfile CSS Makefile M4 Python
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-2524 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-2524 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:readline:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077023 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077023 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:154 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:154 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0319.html No Types Assigned http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0319.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00037.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00037.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:132 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:132 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135686.html No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135686.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/587 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/587 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/579 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/579 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 15, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:132 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00037.html -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 21, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-2524 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-2524
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile