SB2016010807 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for flite
Published: January 8, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016010807
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0027)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The play_wave_from_socket function in audio/auserver.c in Flite 1.4 allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/awb.wav. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.