CVE-2014-5260 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability affecting XML-DT versions prior to 0.64. The mkxmltype and mkdtskel scripts are susceptible to a symlink attack, allowing an authenticated local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating temporary files in /tmp. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.3, indicating medium attack complexity and high impact on integrity and availability, but no impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.63CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.61CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
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