CVE-2014-1420
low-risk
Published 2020-09-11
On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1.
Do I need to act?
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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 3.8/10
Low
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Ubuntu-Ui-Toolkit
Affected Vendors
References (4)
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
14/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal