CVE-2014-1838

Medium

Description

The (1) extract_keys_from_pdf and (2) fill_pdf functions in pdf_ext.py in logilab-commons before 0.61.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/toto.fdf.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductLogilab-common
PublishedMar 11, 2014
First seenMar 11, 2014

How to fix

Update
  • logilab-common0.61.0, 0.60.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
logilab logilab-commonv ≤ 0.60.0—
opensuse opensuse12.3, 13.1—
logilab-commonPyPIv < 0.61.0, v < 0.60.10.61.0, 0.60.1

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