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CVE-2014-1624
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by…
Low3.3EPSS 0.32%
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Description
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% 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 3.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
References (5)
- [oss-security] 20140121 Re: Fwd: [Python-modules-team] Bug#736247: python-xdg: get_runtime_dir(strict=False): insecure use of /tmp (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- pythonxdg-cve20141624-symlink(90618) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 65042 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140121 Fwd: [Python-modules-team] Bug#736247: python-xdg: get_runtime_dir(strict=False): insecure use of /tmp (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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