CVE-2014-1402
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The default configuration for bccache.FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 before 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted .cache file with a name starting with __jinja2_ in /tmp.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.7–8.4
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affected products (20)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-8r7q-cvjq-x353Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Jinja22022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
The default configuration for `bccache.FileSystemBytecodeCache` in Jinja2 before 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted .cache file with a name starting with `__jinja2_` in `/tmp`.
- PYSEC-2014-82014-05-19vendor · osvUS
The default configuration for bccache.FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 before 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted .cache file with a name starting with __jinja2_ in /tmp.
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references (43)
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- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0028.htmlcnnvd
- http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/changelog/cnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/10/2cnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/10/3cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56287cnnvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:096cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64759cnnvd
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=734747cnnvd
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