CVE-2014-1420

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Canonicalubuntu-ui-toolkit1.1.1188 < 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-59: CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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