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CVE-2014-5509
clipedit in the Clipboard module for Perl allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/clipedit$$.
Medium5.5EPSS 0.40%
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Description
clipedit in the Clipboard module for Perl allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/clipedit$$.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=98435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140829 Re: CVE Request: Clipboard Perl module: clipedit: insecure use of temporary files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1135624 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 69473 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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