CVE-2014-5509

low-risk
Published 2018-01-08

clipedit in the Clipboard module for Perl allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/clipedit$$.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% 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
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Clipboard

Affected Vendors

Clipboard Project

References (8)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/30/2
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69473
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1135624
Issue Tracking https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=98435
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/30/2
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69473
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1135624
Issue Tracking https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=98435
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal