VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-5255
xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files. Note: A different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5254.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- xcfa project/xcfa · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-5255Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95332Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-5255Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95332Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.