CVE-2014-2277

The maketemporaryfilename 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...

Design/Logic Flaw

The maketemporaryfilename 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...

Updated perltidy package fixes security vulnerability

perltidy's maketemporaryfilename function insecurely created temporary files via the use of the tmpnam function. A local attacker could use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack CVE-2014-2277...