VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-1876
CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-02-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')