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CVE-2014-3431

Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x, and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP2, on OS X uses world-writable permissions for temporary files, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on file reading, modification, creation, and permission changes via unspecified vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3431 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from symantec, from symantec, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-06-21T15:55:04.680

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	symantec	encryption_desktop	10.3.0	Yes
Application	symantec	encryption_desktop	10.3.1	Yes
Application	symantec	encryption_desktop	10.3.2	Yes
Application	symantec	encryption_desktop	10.3.2	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.0.0	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.0.1	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.0.2	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.0.3	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.1.0	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.1.1	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.1.2	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.2.0	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.2.1	Yes
Application	symantec	pgp_desktop	10.2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	*	No

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/59421 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68077 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030454 ([email protected])
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140620_00 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59421 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68077 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030454 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140620_00 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For symantec's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.