CVE catalog
CVE-2014-5260
libxml-dt-perl: CVE-2014-5260
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026
The (1) mkxmltype and (2) mkdtskel scripts in XML-DT before 0.64 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_xml_##### temporary file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxml-dt-perl | sid | 0.69-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libxml-dt-perl | forky | 0.69-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libxml-dt-perl | trixie | 0.69-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libxml-dt-perl | bookworm | 0.69-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxml-dt-perl | source | sid | 0.66-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [756566] |
| Debian | libxml-dt-perl | source | forky | 0.66-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [756566] |
| Debian | libxml-dt-perl | source | trixie | 0.66-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [756566] |
| Debian | libxml-dt-perl | source | bookworm | 0.66-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [756566] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libxml-dt-perl]Fixed
Details (2)
0.69-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.66-1dsa · libxml-dt-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml-dt-perl · debian · 12
0.69-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.66-1dsa · libxml-dt-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml-dt-perl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libxml-dt-perl]Fixed
Details (2)
0.69-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.66-1dsa · libxml-dt-perl · debian · 13
0.69-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.66-1dsa · libxml-dt-perl · debian · 13
Observed: