VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-4910
Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a ..
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.97%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface name.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- x/xf86-video-intel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-commit/2014-July/036840.html
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108851
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/138
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/39
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94746
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-commit/2014-July/036840.html
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108851
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/138
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/39
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94746
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.