CVE-2014-1420 affects the Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver component, specifically on desktop environments. The vulnerability involves the serialization of potentially sensitive data to temporary files and the insecure opening of files without the O_EXCL flag, which could enable symlink attacks. This is a low-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3, requiring local access and user privileges for exploitation, primarily impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.1.1188, < 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ubuntu-ui-toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.1188\+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ubuntu-ui-toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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