CVE-2014-1640
axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-1640- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-1640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-1714 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-1714- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2x6-c7hh-8cfm No score
axiom-test.sh in axiom 20100701-1.1 uses tempfile to create a safe temporary file but appends a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g2x6-c7hh-8cfm- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-1640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-1640 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1640- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-1640 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Debian Axiom, published January 28, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in axiom 20120501-17.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4
osvdb.org/102383
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736358
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90663
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1640
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2x6-c7hh-8cfm
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1640