VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-1838
CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-03-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The (1) extract_keys_from_pdf and (2) fill_pdf functions in pdf_ext.py in logilab-commons before 0.61.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/toto.fdf.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')