Description
Phusion Passenger 4.0.37 allows local users to write to certain files and directories via a symlink attack on (1) control_process.pid or a (2) generation-* file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1831.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-0670 | Phusion Passenger 4.0.37 allows local users to write to certain files and directories via a symlink attack on (1) control_process.pid or a (2) generation-* file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1831. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-qw8w-2xcp-xg59 | Insecure use of temporary files in Phusion passenger |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:11.167Z
Reserved: 2014-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-1832
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Status : Modified
Published: 2015-02-19T15:59:04.393
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-1832
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Github GHSA