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CVE-2014-6311 Details

Description

generate_doygen.pl in ace before 6.2.7+dfsg-2 creates predictable file names in the /tmp directory which allows attackers to gain elevated privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=760709	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6311	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/5	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/12/6	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=760709	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6311	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/5	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/12/6	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-330	Use of Insufficiently Random Values	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
vanderbilt adaptive communication environment	<= 6.2.6 6.2.7 6.2.7 dfsg-2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:adaptive_communication_environment:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:adaptive_communication_environment:6.2.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:adaptive_communication_environment:6.2.7:dfsg-2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0 9.0 10.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::* 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]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 18, 2020	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Dec 3, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]