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TI-2014-01274 Aliases CVE-2014-1640GHSA-g2x6-c7hh-8cfm

axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses tempfile to create a safe temporary file but…

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

axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses tempfile 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 0.00313 24th 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:axiom:20100701-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20100701-1.1VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:axiom:20100701-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20100701-1.1 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1640
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2x6-c7hh-8cfm

References

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