CVE-2014-5254 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files.

Published: 2019-11-21

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

xcfa

xcfa

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.3.8-1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xcfa_project:xcfa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-5147	xcfa before 5.0.1 creates temporary files insecurely which could allow local users to launch a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00344.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95331
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5254

History

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Subscriptions

Xcfa Project Xcfa

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2019-11-21T22:26:47.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:41:48.502Z

Reserved: 2014-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-5254

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-21T23:15:11.967

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:11:16.893

Link: CVE-2014-5254

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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