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CVE-2014-1420

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2014
Source publication
Source updated
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Source snapshot
cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

Plain text

CNA source text (English)

Insecure temp file usage in Ubuntu UI toolkit

On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

ubuntu-ui-toolkit

Vendor
Canonical
Product
ubuntu-ui-toolkit
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
ubuntu-ui-toolkit · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
1.1.1188affectedcustom1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1UnavailableNone listed