CVE-2014-3981

php: insecure temporary file use in the configure script

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · June 4, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

acinclude.m4, as used in the configure script in PHP 5.5.13 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/phpglibccheck file.

Statement

This issue did not affect binary PHP packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Software Collections.

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-377 · Insecure Temporary File