CVE-2014-1876

Medium

Description

The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.

SeverityMedium

CVSS4.4

Exploit probability—

Product

Oracle Openjdk

PublishedFeb 10, 2014

First seenFeb 10, 2014

How to fix

Vendor advisories

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
oracle openjdk	1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0	—

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