Vulnerability in GNU Readline
CVE-2014-2524
The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Readline — versions 2.1, 2.2, 4.0
- Mageia — versions 3.0, 4.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20
- openSUSE — versions 12.3, 13.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00037.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135686.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/587 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0319.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2014-03/msg00057.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/579 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2524?
- CVE-2014-2524 is a vulnerability in GNU Readline, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2014-08-20.
- Is CVE-2014-2524 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.