CVE-2014-5255
Severity Score
7.0
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
xcfa versiones anteriores a 5.0.1, crea archivos temporales de forma no segura, lo que podría permitir a usuarios locales iniciar un ataque de tipo symlink y sobrescribir archivos arbitrarios. Nota: Una vulnerabilidad diferente de CVE-2014-5254.
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2014-08-15 CVE Reserved
- 2019-11-21 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
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CWE
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/15/4 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69020 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-5255 | Broken Link | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95332 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5255 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756600 | 2024-08-06 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Xcfa Project Search vendor "Xcfa Project" | Xcfa Search vendor "Xcfa Project" for product "Xcfa" | < 5.0.1 Search vendor "Xcfa Project" for product "Xcfa" and version " < 5.0.1" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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