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CVE-2014-2277

perltidy: insecure temporary file creation

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 3, 2014

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

The make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack, related to use of the tmpnam function.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE-378 · Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions