CVE-2014-0012

Public Exploit

Description

FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary directory with a user's uid. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1402.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jinja2/pull/292
http://secunia.com/advisories/56328 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051421
http://secunia.com/advisories/60738 third party advisory
https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jinja2/commit/acb672b6a179567632e032f547582f30fa2f4aa7 patch exploit
https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jinja2/pull/296
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-13.xml vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/73 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0012?
CVE-2014-0012 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0012?
To fix CVE-2014-0012, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0012 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0012 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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