Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 23, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-2893

Description

The GetHTMLRunDir function in the scan-build utility in Clang 3.5 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary directories with predictable names.

Affected products

Llvm/Clang
cpe:2.3:a:llvm:clang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.5
OpenSUSE/openSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00038.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/16/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/20/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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