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Status published
Medium
CVE-2014-5260
The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before...
Vulnerability Description
The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file.
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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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
xml-dt project
View all reports →Affected Software
xml-dt
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.60, 0.61, 0.62
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 16th, 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.