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DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2277

The make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or write to arbitrary files...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 perltidy

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"20130922-1"}]}]

Debian:13 perltidy

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"20130922-1"}]}]

Debian:14 perltidy

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"20130922-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org