Vulnerability Details 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. Note: A different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5254.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 26.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.0
CVSS v2 Score 4.4
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-5255
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95332
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-5255
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95332
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255
Products affected by CVE-2014-5255
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cpe:2.3:a:xcfa_project:xcfa:-
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0