VDB-225241 · CVE-2023-29465 · EUVD-2023-33034

SageMath FlintQS 1.0 TMPDIR Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in SageMath FlintQS 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component TMPDIR Handler. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-29465. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SageMath FlintQS 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component TMPDIR Handler. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SageMath FlintQS 1.0 relies on pathnames under TMPDIR (typically world-writable), which (for example) allows a local user to overwrite files with the privileges of a different user (who is running FlintQS).

The weakness was released 04/07/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-29465 since 04/06/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-33034). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

SageMath

Name

FlintQS

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/sagemath/FlintQS/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/06/2023 🔍
04/07/2023 +1 days 🔍
04/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2025 +978 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-29465 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225241
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 04/07/2023 09:04
Updated: 12/10/2025 08:23
Changes: 04/07/2023 09:04 (38), 04/24/2023 10:19 (11), 12/10/2025 08:23 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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