CVE-2014-1226
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 35th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- s3dvt project/s3dvt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2014-1226-s3dvt_0.2.2-root-shell.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532278/100/0/threaded
- http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2014-1226-s3dvt_0.2.2-root-shell.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532278/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.