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DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1838
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 file...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
logilab-common
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.61.0-1"}]}]
Debian:13
logilab-common
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.61.0-1"}]}]
Debian:14
logilab-common
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.61.0-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org