3.8
Low
CVE-2014-1420 On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose…
Description
On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu-ui-toolkit 1.1 | 1.1.1188 → < 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1 | 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1 |