CVE-2014-5260

MediumCVSS 6.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.3/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 16, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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