{"cve":"CVE-2014-1624","nvd":{"published":"2014-01-28T00:55:04.083","modified":"2026-06-17T00:05:18.390","status":"Modified","description":"Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736247","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/3","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/21/4","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65042","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90618"],"products":["python:pyxdg"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:32:06.812358378+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-1624","score":0.00317,"percentile":0.24704,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr","summary":"pyxdg Arbitrary File Overwrite via Race Condition","modified":"2024-12-06T05:42:41.254164Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pyxdg","purl":"pkg:pypi/pyxdg","ranges":["<0.26"],"fixed":["0.26"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2014-95","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2014-95","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:01:46.910898873Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pyxdg","purl":"pkg:pypi/pyxdg","ranges":[">=0.25 <0.26"],"fixed":["0.26"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}