# CVE-2014-1640: axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
- http://www.osvdb.org/102383
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736358
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90663
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3

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