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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS03MzcyLXE0NTktanhocs4AAZrH

pyxdg Arbitrary File Overwrite via Race Condition

Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in pyxdg 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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Low
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: 8 months ago

Identifiers: GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr, CVE-2014-1624
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1624
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4
• https://github.com/takluyver/pyxdg/commit/bd999c1c3fe7ee5f30ede2cf704cf03e400347b4
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200227194825/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr

Repository: https://github.com/takluyver/pyxdg
Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages