CVE-2014-1838 json
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in logilab-commons
published 2014-03-11 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-rr52-wg7f-8875 , PYSEC-2014-83 , EUVD-2014-0031
- cvss
- 5.6
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The (1) extract_keys_from_pdf and (2) fill_pdf functions in pdf_ext.py in logilab-commons before 0.61.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/toto.fdf.
Patch / fix
- pypi logilab-common 0.60.1, 0.61.0
- logilab-common Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.61.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1838
- python-logilab-common openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.1.0-1.4
- python-logilab-common openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.11.0-1.5
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12014-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14145-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-1838 updated cvss 3.3
python-logilab-common: multiple temporary file vulnerabilities
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | logilab-common | <0.61.0 <0.60.1 |
0.61.0 0.60.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00085.html
vendor-advisory, web
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secunia.com
/advisories/57209
third-party-advisory, advisory
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bugs.debian.org
/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737051
web
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logilab.org
/ticket/207561
web
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comments.gmane.org
/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/11986
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1838
advisory
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-rr52-wg7f-8875
advisory
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/logilab-common/PYSEC-2014-83.yaml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-1838
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rr52-wg7f-8875
- NVD CVE-2014-1838
- OSV PYSEC-2014-83
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