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CVE-2014-5260 Details

Description

The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/8	CVE
https://bugs.debian.org/756566	CVE
https://metacpan.org/diff/file?target=AMBS/XML-DT-0.64/&source=AMBS/XML-DT-0.63/	CVE
https://metacpan.org/source/AMBS/XML-DT-0.66/Changes	CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/8	[email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/756566	[email protected]
https://metacpan.org/diff/file?target=AMBS/XML-DT-0.64/&source=AMBS/XML-DT-0.63/	[email protected]
https://metacpan.org/source/AMBS/XML-DT-0.66/Changes	[email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
xml-dt project xml-dt	<= 0.63 0.60 0.61 0.62
CPE cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.60:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.61:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xml-dt_project:xml-dt:0.62:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 18, 2014	Initial Analysis	[email protected]