VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4038

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-06-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

ppc64-diag 2.6.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to (1) rtas_errd/diag_support.c and /tmp/get_dt_files, (2) scripts/ppc64_diag_mkrsrc and /tmp/diagSEsnap/snapH.tar.gz, or (3) lpd/test/lpd_ela_test.sh and /var/tmp/ras.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references