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CVE-2014-1420
Insecure temp file usage in Ubuntu UI toolkit
Low3.8EPSS 0.50%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- canonical
Description
On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonicalCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low3.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Low3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.8.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 1.1.1188 – < 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1
References (2)
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1348241 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-team/ubuntu-ui-toolkit/staging/revision/1182 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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