Description
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-0096 | Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr | pyxdg Arbitrary File Overwrite via Race Condition |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:09.591Z
Reserved: 2014-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-1624
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-01-28T00:55:04.083
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2014-1624
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
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