CVE-2014-2277

Publication date 17 October 2017

Last updated 22 May 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack, related to use of the tmpnam function.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
perltidy	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.10 utopic	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
perltidy	Other: http://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=perltidy.git;a=blob;f=debian/patches/fix_insecure_tmpnam_usage_740670

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.1 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.1 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2277