Description
The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.
Published: 2014-02-10
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2912-1 openjdk-6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2923-1 openjdk-7 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1938 The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2187-1 OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2191-1 OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Network Satellite Rhel Extras Rhel Extras Oracle Java
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:58:15.835Z

Reserved: 2014-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-1876

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-10T23:55:05.103

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2014-1876

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Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-02-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1876 - Bugzilla

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