VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-1624
CVSS score3.3 LOW
EPSS probability0.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-01-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Description
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')