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TI-2014-01273 Aliases CVE-2014-1639GHSA-wvp4-7f3w-g9qj

syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp to create a…

Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00354 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:debian:syncevolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.99.6VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:syncevolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.99.6 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1639
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvp4-7f3w-g9qj

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

Sources

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