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Status published
Medium
CVE-2014-1838
The (1) extract_keys_from_pdf and (2) fill_pdf functions in pdf_ext.py in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
opensuse
View all reports →Affected Software
opensuse, logilab-common
Vulnerable Versions:
12.3, 13.1, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 11th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.