CVE-2014-3981

Description

acinclude.m4, as used in the configure script in PHP 5.5.13 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/phpglibccheck file.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683486 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141390017113542&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67390 patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1104978 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/21 third party advisory mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/06/12 third party advisory mailing list
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=91bcadd85e20e50d3f8c2e9721327681640e6f16

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3981?
CVE-2014-3981 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3981?
To fix CVE-2014-3981, 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-2014-3981 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3981 is being actively exploited. 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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