{"cve":"CVE-2014-2277","nvd":{"published":"2017-10-17T15:29:00.183","modified":"2026-06-17T00:06:20.197","status":"Modified","description":"The make_temporary_filename function in perltidy 20120701-1 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack, related to use of the tmpnam function.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":7.1},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"references":["http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130464.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-March/130479.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/09/1","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66139","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074720"],"products":["perltidy_project:perltidy"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:46:01.145313090+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-2277","score":0.00354,"percentile":0.29114,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"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."]}