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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-1640

CVE-2014-1640

Description

axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.

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Affected products

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  • Debian/Axiom2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:debian:axiom:20100701-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:debian:axiom:20100701-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: = 20100701-1.1

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