The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-08-20T14:00:00

Updated: 2015-04-13T14:57:00

Reserved: 2014-03-17T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2014-2524

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2014-08-20T14:55:05.860

Modified: 2018-10-30T16:27:34.687


Link: CVE-2014-2524

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