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CVE-2014-1876

The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.

Severity
Medium 4.4
Published
10 Feb 2014
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
22 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:openjdk
  • Version 1.6.0
  • Version 1.7.0
  • Version 1.8.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1876
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1876