Phusion Passenger before 4.0.37 allows local users to write to certain files and directories via a symlink attack on (1) control_process.pid or a (2) generation-* file.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-1831 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | ruby193-rubygem-passenger | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 | rubygem-passenger | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 | ruby193-rubygem-passenger | Will not fix |
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