medium
4.5
CWE
59
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-1934

First published: Wed Jan 29 2014(Updated: )

Jakub Wilk discovered two instances in tag.py where temporary files were created insecurely via mktemp(). A local attacker could use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack to modify an arbitrary file. Further details are available in the original report: <a href="https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737062">https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737062</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
pip/eyeD3<0.7.5
0.7.5
eyeD3<=0.6.18
eyeD3=0.1.0
eyeD3=0.2.0
eyeD3=0.3.0
eyeD3=0.3.1
eyeD3=0.4.0
eyeD3=0.5.0
eyeD3=0.5.1
eyeD3=0.6.0
eyeD3=0.6.0-rc1
eyeD3=0.6.1
eyeD3=0.6.2
eyeD3=0.6.3
eyeD3=0.6.4
eyeD3=0.6.5
eyeD3=0.6.6
eyeD3=0.6.8
eyeD3=0.6.9
eyeD3=0.6.10
eyeD3=0.6.11
eyeD3=0.6.12
eyeD3=0.6.13
eyeD3=0.6.14
eyeD3=0.6.15
eyeD3=0.6.16
eyeD3=0.6.17
eyeD3=0.7.3
SUSE Linux=12.3
SUSE Linux=13.1
openSUSE=12.3
openSUSE=13.1
debian/eyed3
0.8.10-4
0.9.7-1
0.9.7-2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-1934?

    CVE-2014-1934 has a medium severity rating as it allows local attackers to exploit symbolic link attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-1934?

    To fix CVE-2014-1934, upgrade to a patched version of the affected software beyond 0.7.5 for eyeD3 or 0.8.10-4 and 0.9.7-1 for eyed3.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1934?

    CVE-2014-1934 affects versions of eyeD3 prior to 0.7.5 and versions of eyed3 before 0.8.10-4 and 0.9.7-1.

  • Who discovered CVE-2014-1934?

    CVE-2014-1934 was discovered by Jakub Wilk, highlighting insecure file creation using mktemp().

  • What type of attack can CVE-2014-1934 enable?

    CVE-2014-1934 can enable symbolic link attacks allowing local attackers to modify arbitrary files.

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