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CVE-2014-1624

12
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-1624 describes a race condition in the python-xdg 0.25 library's xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating a temporary file and symlink, affecting products that utilize python pyxdg. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity and potential for partial impact on integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:pyxdg:0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.3LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 31st percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pyxdgFixed in: 0.26

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-7372-q459-jxhrlow

pyxdg Arbitrary File Overwrite via Race Condition

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2014-1624Moderate

pyxdg: TOCTOU race condition in get_runtime_dir() when strict=False

Jan 21, 2014

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/90618
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4
securityfocus.com / bid/65042